Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Afghanistan Government, has said that Afghan forces killed 58 Pakistani soldiers during clashes on Saturday night and wounded 30 others. The spokesperson further stated that the Afghan forces managed to seize a significant cache of weapons.
ذبیحالله مجاهد، سخنگوی امارت اسلامی افغانستان، اعلام کرده است که در درگیریهای شب گذشته میان نیروهای امارت اسلامی و نظامیان پاکستانی، ۵۸ سرباز پاکستانی کشته و ۳۰ تن دیگر زخمی شدهاند.
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The Afghan spokesperson further said that they stopped the operation at the request of Saudi Arabia and Qatar. According to him, 9 Afghan soldiers lost their lives as well and 16 others suffered injuries during the clashes.
Afghanistan also accused Pakistan of harbouring ISIS-K terrorists. “Training centers for ISIS-K have been established in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and trainees are being brought there through Karachi and Islamabad airports,” Mujahid said.
Mujahid also asserted that ISIS-K attacks in Afghanistan were planned in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He called for the Pakistan Government to hand over ISIS-K terrorists to the Islamic Emirate.
The Saturday Night clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan
The situation at the Durand Line between Afghanistan and Pakistan turned tense after the Pakistan Army bombarded Kabul earlier in the week. The Afghan Taliban attacked Pakistani posts in Helmand, Kandahar, Zabul, Paktika, Paktia, Khost, Nangarhar, and Kunar provinces.
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Pakistan, meanwhile, has claimed that the purpose of the attack was to facilitate the entry of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) into Pakistani Territory. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said in a social media post, “Firing by Afghan forces on civilian population is a blatant violation of international laws. Pakistan’s brave forces have given a prompt and effective response that no provocation will be tolerated.”
