New Clashes on Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Leave Several Dead
The English section of webangah News Agency, citing mehr News Agency, reported that Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Kabul confirmed new fighting along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
Al Mayadeen stated that several people have been killed during this recent round of violence but did not provide specific casualty figures.
Local sources from Spin Boldak district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, told the BBC that Pakistani border forces fired mortars into Afghan territory on Thursday, November 6, at around 5 p.m. local time.
According to these sources, Pakistani forces initially used light weapons before launching at least five mortar rounds toward Taliban border troops.
Hospital officials in Spin Boldak reported one man and one woman were killed by the shelling while two others sustained injuries.
The sources also noted that ten more people were wounded in traffic accidents while fleeing the area.
The Pakistani firing came after Taliban forces began constructing a border post.Sources said Pakistani soldiers first issued verbal warnings to Taliban fighters before opening fire.
meanwhile,Pakistan’s Ministry of Details and Broadcasting issued a statement on X denying the Afghan side’s allegations regarding the incident near Chaman on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. They claimed that shooting was initiated from Afghanistan and their security forces responded promptly and responsibly. The ministry emphasized that due to Pakistan’s responsible actions, stability has been restored and a ceasefire remains intact. Pakistan reaffirmed its commitment to ongoing dialog and expects reciprocal action from Afghan authorities.
Pakistan accuses Afghanistan’s Taliban government of harboring Pakistani militants known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Though, the Taliban administration has repeatedly rejected these claims, characterizing security issues in Pakistan as internal matters specific to that country.
