Naeem Wardak Claims Fighters Crossed Durand Line Into Pakistan, Clashes Ongoing

Mohammad Naeem Wardak, the Taliban’s deputy minister for finance and administration at the foreign ministry, claimed that Taliban forces have crossed the Durand Line and are engaged in “intense fighting” inside Pakistani territory. He made the statement in a post on X.

Wardak alleged that the clashes are currently taking place at Pakistani military bases across the border. He further claimed that if the conflict continues and Taliban forces choose to escalate, they could make significant advances inside Pakistan.

Pakistani authorities have not officially responded to Wardak’s claims. The statements come as cross-border fighting and reported Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan enter a fourth consecutive day.

According to reports, Pakistani fighter jets and drones have targeted multiple locations, including Kabul, Taliban military centers, and Bagram Airfield. The scale of damage has not been independently verified.

The Taliban claim that 32 Pakistani soldiers were killed during Saturday night clashes and that several border posts were seized. However, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said Pakistani forces struck 46 targets inside Afghanistan, killing 415 Taliban members and wounding 580 others.

Tarar also claimed that 182 Taliban posts were destroyed and 31 were captured by Pakistani forces, along with the destruction of 185 tanks and military vehicles. These figures remain unverified by independent sources.

Border tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban-led Afghanistan administration have escalated sharply in recent days, with both sides accusing each other of aggression and cross-border attacks.

The Durand Line has long been a sensitive and disputed boundary, contributing to recurring security clashes between the two neighbors.

Conflicting claims and casualty figures have circulated widely on social media platforms, though independent confirmation of battlefield developments remains limited.

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