India, Oct. 12 -- The Pakistan Army on Sunday claimed that more than 200 Taliban fighters were killed during intense border clashes, just hours after Afghanistan's Taliban government asserted that 58 Pakistani soldiers had died in the fighting.

According to Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid, nine Afghan soldiers were "martyred" and 16 others were wounded in the overnight exchange of fire.

"Twenty Pakistani security outposts were destroyed," Mujahid was quoted as saying by Tolo News.

Clashes reportedly began on Saturday when Afghan troops opened fire on Pakistani border posts along the frontier.

Mujahid said the operation was halted at midnight following mediation requests from Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

He also accused P...