Pakistan has confirmed that 23 of its soldiers were killed in recent border clashes and, around 200 Afghan forces were killed in retaliation for what Islamabad described as “unprovoked” attacks, according to AFP.

"Precision fire and strikes, as well as physical raids, were directed against Taliban camps and posts (and) terrorist training facilities," the military said in a statement.

It said 23 of its own troops were killed and 29 wounded, while "more than...200 Taliban and affiliated terrorists have been neutralized".

The announcement follows Afghanistan’s earlier claim that approximately 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed during overnight operations along the border, citing repeated violations of Afghan territory and airspace.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has condemned

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