19 Pakistani soldiers killed in bloody clashes on Afghan border
Last Updated on December 29, 2024 6:22 am
Nineteen Pakistani soldiers were killed in a bloody clash between border guards of the two countries in the border area of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Three Afghan civilians were killed during this time. Xinhua News.
Citing the Afghan Ministry of National Defense, Tolo News reported that clashes are still ongoing in Afghanistan’s Khost and Paktia provinces bordering Pakistan.
Afghan border forces set fire to several Pakistani military posts in Ali Shir district of Khost province and captured two Pakistani posts in Dand-e-Patan district of Paktia province.
The defense source also said that three Afghan civilians were killed in mortar shells fired by Pakistani troops in Dand-e-Patan district.
Meanwhile, Pakistani forces attacked four places in Barmal district of Paktia province of Afghanistan on Tuesday (December 24) night, following a terrorist attack in Pakistan last week. A spokesman for the Taliban government said at least 46 people were killed in the attack. Most of the casualties were children and women.
The Taliban government’s defense ministry strongly condemned the Pakistani attack and announced a response.