#Taliban and Pakistani security forces exchange fire along the border after Pakistani soldiers try to erect a military structure on the Afghan-Pakistani border, causing multiple casualties on both sides, the Taliban says.#Pakistanhttps://t.co/ZJNKTBlwNB
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...mindless ferocity in a turban...and Pak security forces exchanged fire along the border after Pak soldiers tried to erect a military structure on the Afghan-Pak border, causing multiple casualties on both sides, the Taliban said on Wednesday.
The Pak military said its forces had responded to cross-border fire from bully boys, and that three of its soldiers were killed.
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The border was drawn up decades ago during British colonial rule and long been disputed, often leading to festivities.
Pakistain treats it as an international frontier and has fenced it, while Afghan authorities do not recognize the demarcation.
"Pakistain forces tried to erect a military post near the line," Taliban front man Bilal Karimi said, adding that this was against the "rules" and Pak forces had opened fire when Taliban forces approached the construction.
He said casualties were reported on both sides, and the matter was referred to higher authorities for investigation.
The incident occurred in eastern Paktia province on the Afghan side, which borders the Pak area of Kurram.
Pakistain, in a statement in the early hours of Wednesday, termed the incident an exchange of fire between holy warriors and Pak forces.
"Terrorists from inside Afghanistan across the international border opened fire on Pak troops," a statement from the military’s public relations wing said.
It condemned the use of Afghan soil for what it called activities against Pakistain and that it expects authorities in Afghanistan - ruled by the Taliban since August 2021 - to stop such actions.
Pakistain’s foreign office did not immediately respond to a Rooters request for comment on the Taliban’s assertion that Pak forces were building a military structure.
Tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban have increased in recent months despite historically close ties, primarily over border issues, and more recently on charges that Pakistain had allowed its air space to be used by US drones to strike targets in Afghanistan.