Taliban, Pakistani forces clash again at Torkham border crossing

Taliban and Pakistani border guards clashed again on Sunday at the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan, local sources said, as tensions between the two sides showed little sign of easing.

The sources told Amu TV that fighting broke out in the area of the busy frontier crossing, a key trade route between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Details about casualties or injuries were not immediately available, and Taliban have not publicly commented on the latest incident.

The renewed violence follows several days of escalating confrontation along the border.

The Taliban’s Defense Ministry said that heavy clashes took place overnight in border areas of Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost and Kandahar provinces. In recent days, both sides have reported air and ground operations, with the Taliban accusing Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes that killed civilians, and Islamabad saying it targeted militant positions.

Each side has issued sharply differing casualty figures, claiming significant losses by the other. None of the numbers has been independently verified.

The fighting, which intensified Thursday night, Feb. 26, has included reported artillery exchanges, airstrikes and cross-border assaults, raising concerns about a broader military escalation between the Taliban and Pakistan.