Islamabad, Sept. 25 -- Pakistani security forces killed several Afghan Taliban fighters after they allegedly attempted to enter Pakistan and opened hostilities along the border in Balochistan province, state-run media reported on Friday. The development comes after Pakistan conducted aerial and drone strikes on 10 locations in Afghanistan on Thursday.
Afghanistan's Taliban government said the strikes killed four civilians.
The state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), citing security sources, said Afghan Taliban fighters attempted to enter Pakistani territory in Balochistan's Gulistan sector on Thursday and carry out an "act of aggression".
Pakistani forces retaliated, killing several Afghan Taliban fighters, the report said, adding that intermittent exchanges of fire continued after midnight. Pakistan on Friday also rejected a claim by Afghanistan that its forces destroyed a Pakistani border post in the latest clashes.
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