Asia Afghanistan and Pakistan go toe to toe!

[Todman]

TALIBAN AND PAKISTANI TROOPS TRADE FIRE ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN BORDER.

Things got heated early Friday in southeastern Afghanistan’s Paktia province as Taliban fighters and Pakistani troops turned Dand-e-Patan district, roughly 60 miles southeast of Gardez, the capital of Paktia province, into a war zone.

The battle kicked off at 1 a.m. yesterday and lasted for hours, with both sides exchanging heavy fire like it was a fireworks show gone wrong.
Reports say Pakistani rockets even hit civilian homes, but, as usual, nobody’s talking specifics about casualties.

The Taliban? Silent, as if nothing happened.This follows Pakistan’s airstrikes in Paktika three days earlier, which the Taliban claim killed 46 people, including women and children.

 

[rank and file]

TALIBAN AND PAKISTANI TROOPS TRADE FIRE ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN BORDER.

Things got heated early Friday in southeastern Afghanistan’s Paktia province as Taliban fighters and Pakistani troops turned Dand-e-Patan district, roughly 60 miles southeast of Gardez, the capital of Paktia province, into a war zone.

The battle kicked off at 1 a.m. yesterday and lasted for hours, with both sides exchanging heavy fire like it was a fireworks show gone wrong.
Reports say Pakistani rockets even hit civilian homes, but, as usual, nobody’s talking specifics about casualties.

The Taliban? Silent, as if nothing happened.This follows Pakistan’s airstrikes in Paktika three days earlier, which the Taliban claim killed 46 people, including women and children.

Taliban have been training up the lads for ages.
Solid flex with US kit left behind interested to see how Israel/US responds.
Nobody going into bat for Pakistan besides BRICS.

 

[CD Xbow]

Taliban have been training up the lads for ages.
Solid flex with US kit left behind interested to see how Israel/US responds.
Nobody going into bat for Pakistan besides BRICS.

Drop the I, it will be only be BRCS

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Drop the I, it will be only be BRCS

I don't see why Brazil, Russia or South Africa have any reason to support Pakistan. China obviously will because Pakistan is their client state.

 

[faible]

Taliban vows retribution after Pakistani air strikes kill 46 people

Bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province kills at least 46 people, most of whom are children and women, according to the Taliban.

www.abc.net.au

Afghan Taliban hit ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for attacks

The attacks come days after the Taliban pledged retaliation for Pakistani air strikes inside Afghanistan.

www.aljazeera.com

Some actual news links.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Analysis: Why have Pakistan’s ties with the Afghan Taliban turned frigid?

For two decades, they were close allies. Why are relations between Pakistan and the Taliban so tense now?

www.aljazeera.com

Worth noting "Afghan" originally meant "Pashtun", a people who live on both sides of the border. It's not a big leap from Afghan nationalism to wanting to reunify all Pashtuns in one country.

 

[Rob R]

I don't see why Brazil, Russia or South Africa have any reason to support Pakistan. China obviously will because Pakistan is their client state.

Both sides are supported by the CCP, they were negotiating with the Taliban for pipeline access in exchange for money and arms before the Afghan government fell.

Pretty much a non event anyway, there have been skirmishes along that border for centuries due to long held tribal disputes.

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