In a statement issued by the Pakistani Joint Communications Agency and the French News Agency, Pakistan and Afghanistan a new round of border friction in several places on the evening of the 14th and the morning of the 15th, the tensions between the two countries intensified.

Afghanistan's Bakhtar News Agency reported that Pakistan troops used light and heavy weapons to attack Afghanistan's southern border in the early morning of the 15th. The conflict killed at least ten Afghan civilians and injured hundreds of others. Afghan government spokesman Mujahid did not mention the casualties of the country's security forces in his statement, but he said that the Pakistani army's attack had been thwarted and occupied outposts had been recovered, and the area had now returned to calm.

On the 15th, local time, Afghan militants patrolled the streets of Kandahar.The day before, Pakistan and Afghanistan had a shooting in the border area of the two countries (IC photo)

The Pakistani military has denied Afghan accusations, saying that in the course of the counter-attack in the Keber-Pushto province of Ghulam district destroyed a number of Alphonse post and a foreign terrorist training camp. According to the Pakistani Joint Communications Agency, Pakistani President Zardari strongly condemned the Afghan attack on the border post and praised the Pakistani army's outstanding performance in repelling the attack and defending the border.

This is the second large-scale exchange of fire in the border areas between Pakistan and Afghanistan in the past week. The armies of the two countries exchanged fire in many places on the border on the evening of 11th, and the gunfire didn't slow down until the early morning of 12th. Both sides held different opinions on the results and losses of the battle.