Tensions have escalated between Afghanistan and Pakistan following a series of cross-border attacks. The situation intensified after the Afghan Taliban forces, led by spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid, retaliated against Pakistan for airstrikes conducted by the latter in Afghanistan. According to reports, the Taliban targeted nine Pakistani military headquarters and continued their attacks along the Durand border. The conflict has led to the death of a Pakistani army officer and two soldiers in the Kurram tribal district, as informed by Kurram District Police Officer Mazhar Jahan. The Taliban's actions were in response to the airstrikes and involved the deployment of Islamic Emirate rocket launcher battalions at the border. The situation has drawn condemnation from various quarters, including former Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other anti-Taliban figures, as well as a statement from ISKP condemning Pakistan's airstrikes and threatening retaliation. The ongoing conflict has raised concerns about further escalation along the Durand Line.
In response to #Pakistan's airstrikes in #Afghanistan, the #Taliban's forces have targeted Pakistan's military posts along the Durand Line with heavy weapons, the Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported, citing the Taliban-led Ministry of Defence. https://t.co/5gtGPneOPt
Tensions high after Pakistan launches cross-border attacks into Afghanistan https://t.co/oYzICibqkh
ISKP's Al-Azaim Media has issued a one-page Pashto statement condemning Pakistan's recent airstrikes in Afghanistan and threatening to take revenge on Pakistan. However, this statement merely repeats ISKP's traditional narrative against the Afghan Taliban, aimed at undermining… https://t.co/wrcxrPLaQL
Former President @KarzaiH and prominent Pashtun anti-Taliban figures, including @Mhalimfidai, @NajeebNangyal, and @HAYATULLAHH74, have condemned Pakistan's airstrikes in Afghanistan. However, there has been no response from @nrcafghanistan, @NRFafg, and @ashrafghani yet. https://t.co/2pUbwTFhye
By publishing this video, the Taliban media wrote: Islamic Emirate rocket launcher battalions were deployed with full equipment at the border zero point. https://t.co/X71O6ciNm8
Taliban night attacks on Pakistani army positions https://t.co/NPvrMLfKwK
🇵🇰🇦🇫⚡️ Night clashes between the Taliban and the Pakistani army. https://t.co/KO9zP5IBA1
Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesman: We targeted 9 Pakistani headquarters that were involved in the attack on Afghan soil https://t.co/q82d8M99TV
The Taliban fighters claim by publishing video tapes that the scattered shots towards Pakistani territory continued. But the officials of the Taliban group have not yet explained the results of these shots along the Durand border. https://t.co/TjkQdvFBKb
Afghan Taliban forces killed a Pakistani army officer and two soldiers in attacks on security posts in the Kurram tribal district in retaliation for Pakistan airstrikes in Afghanistan today. Kurram District Police Officer Mazhar Jahan informed @dawn_com https://t.co/6GBRocdJKu
“We are still assessing the situation at the moment, details of which will be shared after a while.” Interim Afghan Government’s spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid told The Khorasan Diary Correspondent in Kabul, Afghanistan after reports of aerial strikes by Pakistan.