5 soldiers of Pak Army killed in clashes on Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Pakistan accused Afghanistan of attempting infiltration and said that the Taliban had carried out this attack amid peace talks. This could hamper ceasefire efforts.
Pakistan-Afghanistan War: The war between Pakistan and Afghanistan has still not stopped. On Sunday, October 26, the Pakistani Army said that 5 of its soldiers were killed in clashes near the Afghanistan border. The violence occurred at a time when delegations from both the countries recently met in Istanbul, Turkey with the intention of reducing tensions. On Saturday itself, Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif had said that the ceasefire process is going on and it is expected that Afghanistan wants peace.
This action of Taliban dealt a blow to the hopes of ceasefire
The Pakistani Army has claimed that terrorists tried to infiltrate into Pakistan’s Kurram and North Waziristan districts from Afghanistan on Friday and Saturday. Both these areas are located on the North-West border and are considered quite inaccessible. Pakistan says that this action of Taliban raises doubts on the intention of the Afghan government to deal with the issue of terrorism emerging from its soil.
Pakistan claimed to have killed 25 Taliban
At the same time, Pakistan has claimed that it has killed 25 Taliban fighters. At the same time, the Taliban government of Afghanistan has not yet given any reaction to Islamabad’s allegations. However, the Taliban has said many times that the military operations conducted by Pakistan challenge Afghan sovereignty.
Pakistan is threatening Taliban with dire consequences
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has warned Afghanistan that if a peace agreement is not reached in Turkey, it will mean ‘open war’. Let us tell you that this meeting between the two countries is taking place in Istanbul after the talks held in Qatar on October 18-19 last week. After that meeting, both the countries had agreed on ceasefire with immediate effect, despite this the conflict on the border is not stopping.
Pakistan was in conflict with Taliban
When American forces left Afghanistan in 2021, Taliban rule was established there. After Taliban came to power, Pakistan felt that after supporting them for many years, the Taliban would remain under their favor, but this did not happen. The gap of enmity between the two countries continued to widen. Afghanistan’s Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) decimated Pakistan by carrying out attacks inside it. This is the reason why Pakistan recently carried out air strikes on Kabul targeting its leader Noor Wali Mehsud. Meanwhile, the week-long visit of Afghan Foreign Minister and Taliban leader Amir Khan Muttaki to India has further increased Pakistan’s anxiety.