BBC and the "Forum Express" reported on October 11 and 12 that the Taliban in Afghanistan launched "retaliatory" attacks against the Pakistan border, escalating bilateral tensions. On October 10, the Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of conducting airstrikes on Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and bombing a market facility near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. On October 12, the Afghan Taliban government confirmed that Afghan forces had attacked Pakistani troops in several mountainous areas along the northern Afghanistan-Pakistan border, killing 58 Pakistani soldiers and injuring about 30 others, and called this action a "retaliatory operation." In response, Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi refuted the claim, stating that the Afghan side's "unprovoked" attacks had affected civilians, violating international law, and that Pakistan would "hit back," taking necessary measures to protect the lives and property of its people. According to Pakistan's security agencies, the Pakistani military had decisively retaliated, destroying multiple Afghan border outposts and killing dozens of Afghan soldiers and TTP terrorists. Additionally, Pakistan's security agencies accused the Taliban of orchestrating this attack, which coincided with TTP activities, suggesting that the Taliban government may be involved in cross-border armed activities by the TTP. Currently, the Afghan Defense Ministry has announced a halt to the retaliatory actions and urged the Pakistani government to avoid further escalation of tensions. Notably, this conflict occurred just as the Afghan Foreign Minister made his first visit to India, and India announced the re-opening of its embassy in Afghanistan.
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