Durand Line on Fire: Pakistan & Taliban in Fierce Border Clash, Heavy Weaponry Used

This special report focuses on the escalating conflict on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, where heavy fighting has erupted between Pakistani forces and the Afghan Taliban at the Spin Boldak-Chaman crossing. The anchor quotes a stern warning previously issued by the Taliban, stating, 'if Pakistan will not listen to what we have to say, we have other ways also of making them listen to what we have to say.' The clashes, involving both light and heavy weaponry, have reportedly hit civilian homes, forcing residents to flee. According to the Taliban Ministry of Defence, the fighting is a retaliation for prior Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan. Key border crossings have been sealed, halting trade and transport, as both sides report casualties and accuse the other of initiating the violence in a significant flare-up along the historically contested Durand Line.