Al Jazeera: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Afghanistan and Pakistan\u2019s forces have exchanged heavy fire along their border as tensions between the South Asian neighbours escalate after peace talks in Saudi Arabia failed to produce a breakthrough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials from both sides said the skirmishes broke out late on Friday night, with the two countries accusing one another of opening fire first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a post on X, the spokesman for Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban government, Zabihullah Mujahid, said Pakistani forces had \u201claunched attacks towards\u201d the Spin Boldak district in the Kandahar province, prompting Afghan forces to respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A spokesman for Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said it was the Afghan forces who carried out \u201cunprovoked firing\u201d along the Chaman border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPakistan remains fully alert and committed to ensuring its territorial integrity and the safety of our citizens,\u201d spokesman Mosharraf Zaidi said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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