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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Haroon Janjua and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Heavy clashes erupt along Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Soldiers at an outpost on the border overlooking mountains
Pakistani troops patrolling along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images

Intense clashes erupted along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday night, after an attack by the Afghan Taliban on Pakistani military posts led to a heavy exchange of fire and reportedly left dozens of soldiers dead.

According to officials, Afghan troops opened fire on Pakistani army posts along the north-western border with Pakistan on Saturday night and seized several of the posts. The attacks came after the Taliban regime in Afghanistan accused Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes on Afghan territory, including in the capital, Kabul, earlier this week.

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