Afghanistan, April 6 -- Taliban authorities said six Pakistani soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded during fresh border clashes in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province, following what they described as Pakistani artillery shelling along the disputed frontier.
The claim, reported Monday by state-run Bakhtar News Agency, could not be independently verified, and there was no immediate official confirmation from Islamabad.
Bakhtar said the fighting broke out overnight along the Durand Line after Pakistani forces launched artillery attacks, prompting what Taliban officials described as a defensive response. The reported exchange adds to weeks of escalating military confrontation between the two sides, with both Kabul and Islamabad accusi...