Afghan fighters strike back, several Pak posts hit

GENESIS OF TENSIONS | Border disputed as Afghanistan has never agreed to the Durand Line dividing the countries

In a major escalation, Afghan Taliban forces targeted "several points" in Pakistan, Afghanistan's defence ministry said on Saturday, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardment inside Afghanistan.

The statement from Taliban's Defence Ministry did not specify Pakistan but said the strikes were conducted "beyond the 'hypothetical line'" - an expression used by Afghan authorities to refer to a border with Pakistan that they have long disputed.

Sources close to the Taliban told News18 that multiple attacks have been launched on Pakistani posts in border areas. Afghan Taliban officials claimed that the attacks on Pakistani posts in Kurram and North Waziristan tribal districts have resulted in casualties, although no official number is confirmed yet.