Kabul: Heavy fighting between Pakistani forces and Afghanistan’s Taliban militia along the Durand Line bordering the two nations has left scores dead and hundreds injured, according to reports on Wednesday.

There were reports of cross‑border exchanges, using artillery and tanks, even as Pakistan again carried out an airstrike in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province on Wednesday, said reports.

Pakistani authorities said they repelled large‑scale Taliban attacks near Spin Boldak and Balochistan and that nearly 20 members of the militia were killed. However, the two sides claimed conflicting casualty figures amid the firefight that resumed after a brief lull.

The Taliban claimed that Pakistani forces had launched an offensive on Wednesday, killing at least a dozen civilians.

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