Fresh clashes erupted along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border this week, exposing Pakistan’s growing vulnerability to the Taliban despite its overwhelming military superiority. Fighting broke out early Wednesday at the Spin Boldak and Chaman border crossings, leaving at least 12 people dead and over 100 injured in Afghanistan, and 15 civilian casualties reported on the Pakistani side.

The Taliban accused Pakistan of initiating unprovoked firing and warned that if Islamabad continued to target civilians, it would no longer recognize the Durand Line, the colonial-era border dividing the two nations. Videos released by Taliban fighters showed captured Pakistani posts and seized army uniforms displayed in Afghan towns, a symbolic humiliation for Pakistan’s military establishment.

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