Claim of killing 200 Taliban fighters, Taliban said – ‘This is all a lie!’: Pakistan-Afghanistan Clash

Islamabad: The tension on the Pakistan-Afghan border now seems to be turning into open war. According to a major report by news agency Reuters, the Pakistani Army has claimed that it has killed at least 200 Taliban fighters in the ongoing fierce fighting on the Afghanistan border. This is being considered as Pakistan’s biggest retaliatory action till date, due to which the situation between the two countries has become extremely tense.

Why did this bloody war start?

This entire controversy and bloody conflict started a few days ago when hundreds of Taliban fighters launched a major attack from across the border in Khyber and Chitral districts of Pakistan. In this attack, a Pakistani Army post was destroyed and many Pakistani soldiers were killed. After this audacious attack by Taliban, the Pakistani Army was preparing for a big revenge.

Pakistan’s ‘Operation Intekaam’

In response to that attack, the Pakistani Army has launched a major operation. Reuters quoted Pakistani military sources as saying that the army targeted Taliban positions with artillery, mortars and other heavy weapons. According to reports, about 200 Taliban fighters have been killed in this operation. This conflict on the border has been going on continuously for the last several days.

Taliban has called this claim ‘propaganda’

On one hand, Pakistan is claiming the killing of 200 fighters, while on the other hand, the Afghan Taliban government has completely rejected it. A Taliban spokesman described the news as “Pakistani propaganda” and a “white lie”. Although the Taliban have acknowledged border clashes, they have completely falsified the number of killed fighters reported by Pakistan.

real root is ttp

The real root of the conflict between these two countries is the terrorist organization Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Pakistan alleges that the Afghan Taliban provides shelter to TTP terrorists on its soil, who carry out attacks in Pakistan from there. The Taliban has always denied these allegations.

After this big claim and Taliban’s denial, the situation on the Pak-Afghan border remains explosive and this tension can take the form of a major war at any time.