Kabul claims 30 Pakistani soldiers killed in border clashes

Kabul authorities said Taliban forces killed 30 Pakistani soldiers during clashes along the disputed Durand Line border, according to a defence ministry spokesman.

Enayatullah Khwarazmi, spokesman for the Taliban defence ministry, said the clashes occurred in Shorabak district of Kandahar province, where Taliban fighters allegedly captured a Pakistani military outpost.

He said the outpost was later destroyed with explosives after Taliban forces seized control of the position during the fighting.

Khwarazmi claimed that 30 Pakistani soldiers were killed in the clashes, including 20 who were sent to reinforce the outpost.

He also said Taliban fighters captured five Pakistani military posts in the Dand Patan area of Paktia province and entered positions known as Top Sar Khwuch Karam and Anzerki Sar.

Pakistani authorities have not officially confirmed the Taliban claim regarding the deaths of their soldiers.

However, Pakistani officials have claimed Taliban fighters also suffered casualties in border clashes, reporting that about 20 Taliban fighters were killed in fighting along the frontier.

Clashes between Taliban forces and Pakistani troops have periodically erupted along the disputed Durand Line separating Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Islamabad has repeatedly accused Taliban fighters of carrying out cross-border attacks, while Taliban authorities have blamed Pakistani forces for initiating hostilities in border regions.

Frequent exchanges of fire along the frontier have heightened tensions between the Taliban-led government in Kabul and Pakistan.

The latest claims highlight ongoing instability along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, where recurring clashes and competing casualty claims continue to strain relations between the two sides.

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