Islamabad- Afghan and Pakistani forces have exchanged heavy gunfire along their shared border, heightening tensions between the two neighbours after recently stalled peace talks in Saudi Arabia failed to produce any progress.

Officials from both sides confirmed the skirmishes, which happened late Friday night, each accusing the other of firing the first shots.

In a post on X, Taliban government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said Pakistani forces had “launched attacks towards” the Spin Boldak district in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, prompting Afghan forces to return fire.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, in a statement, that Afghan forces initiated the confrontation with “unprovoked firing” near the Chaman border.

“Pakistan remains fully

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