Heavy gunfights erupted along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border after the Taliban accused Pakistan of airstrikes on Kabul and other regions. Both sides claimed significant action, raising fears of further escalation amid long-standing tensions and cross-border militant accusations.
Sporadic fighting started early Friday when dozens of Taliban militants armed with guns and heavy weapons entered from two directions in the south and east of the city
"Following a series of government forces air-and-ground operations, 111 Taliban fighters have been killed and 79 others wounded in Wardak, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Zabul, Badghis, Faryab, Nimruz, Helmand
In Faryab, 26 militants were killed and 33 wounded after the Afghan Air Force conducted airstrikes on a Taliban position in Sarchakan village of Gurziwan district, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.
