New Clashes Erupt Along Paktiya Border Between Afghanistan and Pakistan
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency, an official from Afghanistan’s interim government told Al Jazeera that fresh clashes have erupted between Afghan and Pakistani forces along the country’s southeastern border.
Meanwhile,Russia Today’s Arabic service reported that an Afghan government official confirmed hostilities have resumed between afghan and Pakistani troops in southeastern Afghanistan.
Afghan media stated these latest confrontations are occurring along the Paktia border region.
Earlier reports from Afghan sources had already noted intense fighting between Afghan and Pakistani forces in the Shorabak area of southern Afghanistan.
At the same time, an Afghan government source informed Al Jazeera that clashes took place overnight between the two countries’ forces.