Afghanistan: Taliban deploys troops to Afghanistan-Pakistan border amid deadly strikes
Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have reached a boiling point, with fears of escalation to an all-out war after the Taliban deployed troops to the border in response to deadly strikes and rising hostilities.
The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for launching devastating artillery attacks on Pakistani military positions along the contentious Durand Line, further inflaming an already volatile situation.
According to Taliban officials, multiple Pakistani checkpoints were destroyed, and battalions of fighters have been mobilised to prepare for any retaliation from Islamabad.
The Taliban’s strikes come as retaliation for recent Pakistani airstrikes targeting the position of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP, in eastern Afghanistan.