India, Oct. 15 -- Pakistan and Afghan Taliban forces clashed along the border on Wednesday in one of the deadliest cross-border confrontations in recent years, leaving dozens dead and many others wounded, according to media and official sources from both sides.

Afghanistan's Taliban government accused Pakistan of launching attacks on the Spin Boldak area in Kandahar province, prompting Afghan forces to retaliate and capture several Pakistani border posts.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed on X that "a large number" of Pakistani soldiers were killed and that Afghan forces had seized Pakistani weapons, tanks, and several military positions. He added that 12 Afghan civilians were killed and more than 100 injured in the Pakistani...