Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes live: Afghan Taliban says Pak ‘insists’ on ceasefire; Dozens dead, attack on Kabul

Pakistan Afghanistan News Live: Both Pakistan and Afghanistan said the ceasefire was agreed upon at the request of the other side following the latest border clash.

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said the ceasefire was at the request of Afghanistan. Shortly afterwards, Zabiullah Mujahid, the main spokesman for the Taliban government, said that the ceasefire was at the “insistence” of the Pakistani side.

There was no mention of a 48-hour time limit in his social media posts on Twitter. All Afghan forces have been instructed to observe the ceasefire, “as long as no one violates it,” Mujahid said.

Pakistan Afghanistan News Live: Taliban government’s chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said Pakistan used light and heavy weapons in the attacks on Spin Boldak in Kandahar. Afghan forces retaliated and killed several Pakistani soldiers, captured military posts and captured weapons, including tanks, Mujahid said.

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Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes live: Afghan Taliban government spokesperson said that there will be a ceasefire between the two countries after 5:30 pm (local time) today at the request of the Pakistani side.

According to Reuters report, a Taliban spokesman said the Islamic Emirate also directs the army to observe the ceasefire provided the other side does not resort to aggression.

Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes live: Pakistan carried out ‘precision strikes’ in Kabul, news agency AFP quoted a Pakistani security source as saying. The development came amid reports of explosions in Kabul, where a fuel tanker and a generator exploded, setting off a fire in the Afghan capital, Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.

Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes LIVE: Pakistan and Afghan Taliban authorities have agreed to a temporary ceasefire for 48 hours from 6 pm local time on Wednesday, after fresh fighting broke out between the neighbours, Reuters reported citing Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry.

Both Pakistan and Afghanistan will make serious efforts to find a positive solution to the complex but solvable issue through dialogue, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes live: Two explosions were heard in central Kabul on Wednesday evening, as Afghanistan remains tense following border clashes and renewed fighting with Pakistan last week, AFP news agency quoted its journalists as saying.

Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said an oil tanker and a generator exploded, setting off a fire in the Afghan capital, AFP reported.

Ambulances were running on the streets, while Taliban security forces also surrounded the city center.

Videos of the explosions in Kabul, which reportedly took place on social media, showed plumes of black smoke rising into the sky and broken glass from buildings damaged by the blasts scattered on the ground.

(via AFP)

Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes LIVE: Pakistan Army said it ‘successfully’ repelled coordinated attacks by the Afghan Taliban and the militant group known as ‘Fitna al-Khwariz’ in the Spin Boldak area of ​​Chaman, killing around 50 Taliban fighters.

Pakistani news portal Duniya News, citing a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), reported that on the morning of October 15, the Afghan Taliban launched attacks on four locations in Spin Boldak, Balochistan, all of which were repelled by Pakistani forces.

Afghanistan-Pakistan border conflict LIVE: The two countries have not been on very friendly relations since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021. However, the main point of contention is Pakistan’s accusation against authorities in Afghanistan of harboring terrorists carrying out attacks on its soil, a charge denied by Afghan authorities.

The two countries share a 2,611-km border known as the Durand Line, but Afghanistan has never recognized it. Pakistan has been accusing the Taliban regime of harboring Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists and holding the group responsible for several attacks inside the country.

Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes LIVE: Islamabad called on Qatar and Saudi Arabia to act as mediators as fresh border clashes broke out with Afghanistan on Wednesday and Afghanistan reportedly refused entry to Pakistani ministers for talks, an indiatoday.in report said, but did not mention the source of the information.

Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes LIVE: As fighting continues on the borders, some people were injured as protesters clashed with police during a demolition and clearance operation by Pakistani authorities in an Afghan basti (village) or refugee camp on the outskirts of Karachi on Wednesday.

A PTI report quoted Senior Superintendent of Police West, Tariq Mastoei, as saying that the operation was now being carried out as about 8000 Afghans living in the camp had returned home and left behind concrete structures including houses and shops, which are now taken over by land grabbers.

Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes live: Pakistan launched airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province on Wednesday, Reuters reported, citing Afghan and Pakistani officials, as fresh fighting broke out between the neighbors.

Live updates of clashes on Afghanistan-Pakistan border: More than 50 people, including soldiers and civilians from both sides, were killed in fresh clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, which began on Tuesday night and continued on Wednesday, reports quoted security officials as saying.

Pakistan’s military said it foiled two attacks by Afghanistan’s Taliban on key border posts in the south-west and north-west, killing about 20 Taliban fighters, according to news agency AFP.

The Pakistani army said around 30 more people were likely killed in overnight clashes along the north-western border.

Meanwhile, Reuters quoted an official, without specifying which side, as saying that six Pakistani paramilitary forces had been killed in the latest fighting.

The Taliban said 15 civilians were killed. It was not known whether this was more than the toll paid by Pakistan.