Taliban, Pakistan and Afghanistan
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Pakistan's state-run media say clashes have erupted between Pakistani and Afghan forces in a remote border region.
Tuesday night’s fighting came after terrorists linked with Tehreek-i-Taliban opened fire without warning. PTV News reported that several Taliban posts, including at least one tank position, were heavily damaged,
Dozens of fighters were killed in overnight border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, both sides said on Sunday, in the most serious fighting between the neighbours since the Taliban came to power in Kabul.
Pakistan's state-run media say clashes have erupted between Pakistani and Afghan forces in a remote northwestern border region. Pakistan TV accused Afghan troops of opening “unprovoked fire” on Tuesday night.
Pakistan uprooted the Taliban with U.S. help in the 2010s. But the insurgency has resurfaced with assistance from the Afghan Taliban.
The Taliban government accuses Pakistan of bombing Kabul and a market in eastern Afghanistan. A blast occurred Thursday night in Kabul near key government buildings.
As Taliban forces hit back at Islamabad over alleged air raids inside Afghan territory, waves of refugees returning from Pakistan are struggling to rebuild their lives in Taliban-run Afghanistan.
Fresh clashes erupted between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with Pakistan accusing Afghan troops of unprovoked firing. Pakistani for