Afghanistan Pakistan Border Clash: As soon as the ceasefire ended on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan, violence broke out again. Civilians have died and many people have been injured in the shelling between the two countries. The situation has become tense again after TTP attacks and air strikes.
The situation on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan has once again worsened. As soon as the temporary ceasefire declared on the occasion of Eid ended, firing and artillery attacks started between the two countries. According to Afghan Taliban officials, two civilians have been killed and eight people have been injured in this violence. At the same time, news of the death of a civilian has also come to light from Pakistan side. This incident has happened at a time when tension between the two countries has been increasing continuously for the last few weeks and the situation on the border is becoming almost war-like.
Shelling started as soon as the ceasefire ended
Afghanistan and Pakistan had declared a five-day temporary ceasefire on the occasion of Eid. This ceasefire ended on 25 March. Soon after this, clashes started again on the border.
According to the report of news agency AP, an Afghan official said that shortly after the end of the ceasefire, the Pakistani army fired dozens of artillery shells in Narai and Sarkano areas. Afghan officials say that in response, Afghan border forces also retaliated and targeted three Pakistani military posts. During this period one person died.
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Earlier attacks increased tension
This new clash on the border comes about a week after the agreement in which both the countries agreed to temporarily stop fighting. This agreement was reached after the mediation of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar. Earlier, on the night of March 17, Pakistan had carried out air strikes inside Afghanistan. The Afghan Taliban government claims that a drug de-addiction hospital in Kabul was targeted in these attacks, in which more than 400 people died.
However, Pakistan has rejected this allegation. Pakistan says it targeted an ammunition dump and not civilian targets. The attack on the de-addiction center was mentioned in the United Nations and some media reports, but the Pakistan Army did not accept the killing of civilians.
Pakistan’s allegation: Taliban is giving shelter to terrorists
Pakistan has long been alleging that the Taliban government of Afghanistan gives shelter to such groups in its country which carry out attacks in Pakistan.
Pakistani army spokesman Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry also alleged that the Taliban uses drug addicts for suicide attacks. However, he did not present any concrete evidence to support his claim. On the other hand, the Afghan Taliban has been continuously rejecting all these allegations and says that Pakistan is blaming Afghanistan for its internal problems.
TTP also broke its ceasefire
Meanwhile, Pakistan Taliban i.e. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has also ended its three-day ceasefire. The organization has announced that it is resuming attacks inside Pakistan. The TTP is a separate organization from the Afghan Taliban, but the two are considered to have ideological and strategic ties. Pakistan has seen an increase in TTP attacks since the Afghan Taliban came to power in 2021. America and United Nations have declared TTP as a terrorist organization.
Background of Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict
The current tension between the two countries started in February. On February 22, Pakistan conducted airstrike in the border areas of Afghanistan. Pakistan’s Deputy Home Minister Talal Chaudhary had claimed that at least 70 TTP fighters were killed in these attacks. Later Pakistani media put this number up to 80. In response, on February 27, Afghanistan also attacked Pakistan and said that it would protect its sovereignty. The Afghan Defense Ministry had said at that time that a strong response would be given to Pakistan at the right time.
Why the enmity between Pakistan and TTP?
The roots of the conflict between Pakistan and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan go back nearly two decades. When America attacked Afghanistan in 2001, Pakistan supported America. TTP called it a step against Islam and started fighting against the Pakistan government. TTP believes that the Pakistan government does not rule according to Islamic principles, hence it carries out attacks against it. The increasing tension on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan has become a cause of concern for the entire region. The situation is continuously worsening due to allegations and counter-allegations and military action between the two countries.
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