SRINAGAR : Four civilians were killed in Afghanistan’s Spin Boldak district after heavy cross-border firing between Afghan and Pakistani forces late on Friday, officials in Kabul confirmed, as tensions between the neighbours escalated following unsuccessful peace talks in Saudi Arabia. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

Afghan and Pakistani authorities accused each other of initiating the clash. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for Afghanistan’s Taliban government, said on X that Pakistani forces had “launched attacks towards” the Spin Boldak area, prompting Afghan forces to retaliate.

Pakistan rejected the allegation. Mosharraf Zaidi, spokesman for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, said Afghan forces carried out “unprovoked firing” along the Chaman border and insisted

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