The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar released a statement on Sunday, expressing concern over the rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, and urging both countries to exercise restraint and resolve their differences through dialogue and diplomacy.

According to a report by Pakistan’s news organisation DAWN, the Afghan Taliban and affiliated militants launched an attack from the Afghan side of the border, killing at least 23 Pakistani troops and injuring 29 others, as per Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, has stated :

Deeply concerned over the developments on the Pak-Afghan border. Unprovoked firing and raids along the Pak-Afghan border by the Taliban Government are a serious provocation.

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