Kabul, Oct. 12 -- Taliban forces launched retaliatory attacks following Pakistani airstrikes in Helmand province, killing 15 Pakistani soldiers after strikes that also targeted Kabul, media reports said.

Armed clashes erupted along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on Saturday after the Taliban accused Islamabad of carrying out airstrikes inside Afghan territory, escalating already fraught relations between the two neighbours.

He said Afghan forces also captured three Pakistani military outposts and seized weapons and ammunition.

Pakistan has not officially confirmed responsibility for the airstrikes but urged Kabul to stop "harbouring the Pakistani Taliban (TTP)," whom Islamabad blames for a surge in cross-border attacks since 2021.

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