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Afghan Taliban’s security forces and Pakistani military have clashed on Durand Line in the Dangam district of eastern Kuanr province on Sunday.
According to Afghanistan media outlets, the clashes took place on Sunday and continued until late night. The reports said that Both sides used light as well as heavy weapons.
Quoting Taliban official, the media said that the attempt by Pakistani soldiers to build military facilities on the side of the Durand Line is what sparked the clashes.
It said, after the clash, Pakistani forces fired mortar shells in the Dangam area.
According to the Taliban’s Head of Information and Culture Department in Kunar province, Najibullah Hanif, there were no casualties and the situation is now resolved.
The ties between Taliban-led Afghanistan and Pakistan have been exacerbated by recent border tensions. Last month, reports emerged from border standoff in Balochistan and Nimroz provinces between the two countries.