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AfghanistanPakistan Border Clash Yields Conflicting Claims on Casualties

Official accounts diverge sharply, leaving casualties unverified.

Overview

  • Pakistan's military reported 23 soldiers killed and 29 wounded in overnight fighting along the border.
  • ISPR said more than 200 fighters from Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, referred to as Fitna al-Khawarij, were neutralized.
  • Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Afghan forces killed 58 Pakistani soldiers, wounded 30, and destroyed 20 checkpoints.
  • Mujahid reported 9 Afghan troops killed and 16 wounded during the operation.
  • Pakistan accused the Afghan government of aiding terrorists as both sides issued competing statements with no independent verification.