Thursday, March 28, 2024
News

Taliban, Pak security forces clash over Durand line

   SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend    Print this Page   COMMENT

Kabul | September 15, 2022 9:30:03 PM IST
Amid border tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan over the Durand line, spokesperson of the Taliban has said that fresh clashes between the security forces of the two countries have been reported in Paktia province, as per local media.

Bilal Karimi, the deputy spokesman of the Taliban said as quoted by Tolo News.

The clashes took place in the Dand Patan area of the province, as per the Afghan media outlet.

Writing on social media as per Tolo News, Karimi said that military facilities should not be built close to the Durand Line "in principle," and, added that on Tuesday the Pakistani military sought to build an outpost there.

Meanwhile, footage of the Taliban forces driving into Pakistan's side of the Durand line surfaced on social media.

Taliban members went to talk to the Pakistani side but the other side opened fire which caused casualties, Karimi said, as per Tolo News.

While the media affairs wing of the Pakistan military after the incident on Tuesday said that three Pakistani soldiers were killed in firing by "terrorists from inside Afghanistan" in the general area of Kharlachi, Kurram tribal district, Dawn reported.

"Pakistan strongly condemns the use of Afghan soil by terrorists for activities against Pakistan and expects that Afghan government will not allow conduct of such activities in future," the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) had said, as per the Pakistani publication.

Till May 1 this year, there have been around 40 clashes along the Durand Line most of which pertain to the border dispute. More than 40 people died when rockets were fired from Pakistan Air Force (PAF) helicopters in Kunar, Khost, Paktika and other bordering provinces on April 16, 2022.

The Durand Line passes through the present-day Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (NWFP), Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Balochistan. It also includes 10 provinces in Afghanistan. Disputed in the context of the struggle for the Pashtun homeland, the Durand Line has of late become the cause of heightened border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan. (ANI)

 
  LATEST COMMENTS ()
POST YOUR COMMENT
Comments Not Available
 
POST YOUR COMMENT
 
 
TRENDING TOPICS
 
 
CITY NEWS
MORE CITIES
 
 
 
MORE WORLD NEWS
Trinidad man hopes to walk tall with 'Ja...
Philippines announces decisive measures ...
Older Israelis show higher resilience th...
Netanyahu decries US failure to veto UN ...
Israel Aerospace Industries launches Ind...
'Looking to work constructively with Ind...
More...
 
INDIA WORLD ASIA
Centre extends AFSPA in 8 districts, 21 ...
Nanakmatta Gurudwara Kar Sewa Pramukh ki...
'Was working on the ideas of PM Modi': N...
'Don't have that kind of money to contes...
'Congress will win all 6 seats in by-ele...
'There is a huge wave for PM Modi in Tam...
More...    
 
 Top Stories
"We want the nation corruption free... 
Grassroot programs very important f... 
"Discussed election strategy," says... 
BJP takes on Pinarayi Vijayan after... 
Philippines announces decisive meas... 
After 'Animal' Bobby Deol to play v... 
Bunny Corset High-end Corset Brand ... 
200 palestinian terrorists holed up...