Taliban Claims Killing 58 Pakistani Soldiers in Retaliatory Border Operations

KABUL — Taliban authorities claimed Sunday that they killed 58 Pakistani soldiers and captured 25 border posts in retaliatory operations carried out overnight in response to what it described as repeated violations of Afghanistan’s territory and airspace.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said 30 Pakistani soldiers were wounded, and that “all official borders and de facto lines” are now under their group’s control. The Taliban Defence Ministry warned that if further violations occur, its forces will respond forcefully.