Afghanistan, July 7 -- Pakistani security officials said border forces exchanged fire with Taliban forces for a second consecutive day on Monday in the Khyber border district, highlighting continued tensions along the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier. Kabul had not publicly commented on the reported clashes at the time of publication.
Pakistani security sources said border forces and Taliban personnel exchanged both light and heavy weapons during the fighting, which was continuing on Monday.
The sources said the security situation remained tense, with no official casualty figures released by either side by the time of publication.
The latest exchange followed fighting on Sunday, when Pakistani officials said Taliban border forces opened fir...