Pakistani airstrikes trigger exchange of fire in which Islamabad claims to have killed over 200 Afghan Taliban and allied fighters, while Kabul says 58 Pakistani soldiers have died
Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, who is on a weeklong visit to India, has accused “certain elements” in Pakistan of fomenting trouble in his country.
“Afghanistan is finally free and is working for peace… if Pakistan doesn’t want good relations and peace, then Afghanistan has other options as well,” he said on October 12, amid Islamabad’s already-tense relationship with the Taliban regime in Kabul that has been exacerbated by heavy border clashes in the past few days.