The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Heavy clashes reportedly erupted between Pakistani forces and the Taliban along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Paktia province, with both sides said to have suffered casualties, according to local sources cited by several media outlets.
The clashes took place in the border area of Dand Patan
district in Paktia, opposite Pakistan’s Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
province, the reports said.
Some sources reported casualties on both sides, but the number
of people killed or wounded was not immediately known.
A missile also struck a residential area in Pewar, on the
Pakistani side of the border, during the exchange of fire, according to the
reports. It was not immediately clear whether the incident caused civilian
casualties or property damage.
The cause of the clashes also remained unclear.
There was no immediate official comment from Pakistani
authorities or the Taliban authorities on the reported fighting.
