Border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan; Taliban forces were killed and injured
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Reuters armed conflict between the two countries’ forces on the first working day after the beginning of Ramadan. The 4 -day closure of the Torkham crossing has confused thousands of trucks carrying essential food to Afghanistan.
The Taliban Interior Ministry confirmed the number of victims of the clash. According to Pakistani security officials who did not want to be named, a number of security forces have been injured in the recent border clashes.
These two neighboring countries have dark and blurred relationships; Islamabad has claimed that several attacks by extremist militants in Pakistan have been arranged on Afghan territory and on the other hand, the Taliban have rejected the claim.
Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Matin Ghane said the recent clash had been resolved but did not comment on the reopening of the Torkham Pass. Located between Jalalabad Afghanistan and Peshawar Pakistan, the crossing has been blocked since February 9.