Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Afghanistan on Sunday claimed to have killed 58 Pakistani soldiers and captured 25 army posts in overnight operations along the border, accusing Islamabad of repeated violations of its territory and airspace.The announcement came days after Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of bombing the capital Kabul and a market in eastern Afghanistan. Pakistan has not claimed responsibility for those attacks.

Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a press conference in Kabul that 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 30 others wounded during the operations. "The situation on all official borders and de facto lines of Afghanistan is under complete control, and illegal activities have been largely prevented," he said. ...