Reference News Network, October 12 report: According to the Associated Press, on October 12, Afghanistan said that in a night-time border operation, 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed, as a response to what it said were multiple violations of its territory and airspace by Pakistan.
Earlier this week, Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of bombing the capital Kabul and a market in the east of the country. Pakistan has not claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The chief spokesperson of the Taliban government, Zabihullah Mujahid, said that Afghan forces captured 25 Pakistani military outposts, 58 soldiers were killed, and another 30 were injured.
According to Deutsche Welle, on October 12, Pakistan closed the border crossings with Afghanistan.
A security official said that the Dera Ismail Khan border crossing in the northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and the Gomal border crossing in the southwest Balochistan province have been closed.
Local media aired videos and cited sources from the security agencies saying that Pakistan occupied at least 19 Afghan border outposts, and there were casualties on the Afghan side.
Security sources said that Pakistan used heavy artillery, tanks, fighter jets and drones, but both sides claimed that they caused significant losses to the other side.
The report said there is no official indication that the fighting that began overnight has ended. (Translated by Yang Xinpeng, Ge Xuelai)
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