Source: Reference News
The Pakistani military said on the same day that 23 Pakistani soldiers and more than 200 Afghan Taliban members and their fighters were killed in the border conflict at night.
"Precision attacks and field raids targeted Taliban camps and outposts (and) terrorist training facilities," the military said in a statement.
The statement said 23 of its soldiers were killed, 29 wounded, and “more than 200 Taliban members and affiliated terrorists were destroyed.”
Afghan government chief spokesman Zabi Ura Mujahid said on Monday that Afghan forces seized 25 Pakistani military posts, 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 30 others were wounded.
According to the Pakistani Daily Times website on October 12, Pakistani President Zardari issued a statement that Pakistan would never compromise on national interests, sovereignty and security issues.
According to Agence France-Presse reported on October 12, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on the same day that he "strongly condemned" Afghan provocation and vowed to make a "strong and effective response".
Afghanistan launched an attack on Pakistani positions on the Pakistani-Afghan border on the night of the 11th. In Afghanistan, the attack was seen as a direct retaliation for a series of airstrikes launched by Pakistan on the 10th.
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According to AFP, a statement released by the Pakistani security forces to the media said that after days of escalating tensions, Afghanistan launched "unreasonable" attacks on Pakistani positions on the Pakistani-Afghan border on the night of 11 October.
According to the Pakistani side, the purpose of the attack was to force armed groups suspected of the “Havaliji” (rebels of the Pakistani Taliban movement) into Pakistan’s territory.
According to Islamabad, Pakistan troops responded quickly and forcefully, killing dozens of people.
The attack, which was launched by Afghanistan, occurred during the visit of Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaki to India.
In a statement to the media, Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsen Naqvi called the Afghan army's practices "a flagrant violation of international law," adding that "their methods are exactly the same as our country's old enemy (India)."
Mohsin Nakwe said: “Afghanistan will get an appropriate response, just like India, so that it won’t dare to be malicious to Pakistan.”
According to reports, in Afghanistan, the escalation of the conflict is considered a direct retaliation for a series of air strikes launched by Pakistan on the 10th. According to the Afghan side, the retaliatory action launched by the Afghan armed forces against Pakistan's border areas "ended around midnight". (Compiled by Su Jiawei)