Afghanistan, Oct. 15 -- Kabul said Pakistani forces attacked Spin Boldak early Wednesday, killing 12 civilians and wounding over 100 others, as cross-border tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated.
The Taliban said on Wednesday that at least 12 civilians were killed and more than 100 others wounded in a Pakistani military strike on Spin Boldak district in southern Kandahar province.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban's chief spokesman, said in a post on X on Wednesday that Pakistani forces attacked the border district early in the morning using both light and heavy weapons. He said Taliban units "responded forcefully," claiming that "many Pakistani soldiers were killed" and several of their posts and tanks were captured.
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