Fifteen Pakistani soldiers were killed in a "retaliatory" operation by Afghan forces in Helmand province on Saturday night, Kabul based news outlet Hurriyat Radio reported. Maulvi Mohammad Qasim Riaz, spokesperson for the Afghanistan's Helmand provincial government, told the media that Afghan forces carried out the operation near the Durand Line in the Bahramcha district. Afghan troops also captured three Pakistani security posts during the attack. Riaz added that a number of weapons and ammunition were seized by Afghan forces in the operation. The Afghan forces conducted attacks on Pakistani posts across Helmand, Kandahar, Zabul, Paktika, Paktia, Khost, Nangarhar, and Kunar provinces in response to Pakistan’s recent air strikes in Kabul and Paktika. The operations concluded at midn

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