At least five Pakistani soldiers and 25 terrorists were killed in clashes near the Afghanistan border, the army said on Sunday.
The attacks come as Afghan and Pakistani delegations are holding talks in Istanbul following the recent ceasefire.
Clashes between their forces earlier this month marked the worst border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in 2021.
Pakistan accused of attempting infiltration on the border
Pakistan Army’s media wing, ISPR, said Afghan militants tried to cross the border at two places in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The military said the timing “casts doubt on the intentions of the interim Afghan government with respect to addressing the issue of terrorism emanating from its soil.”
It said the interim Afghan government “is expected to fulfill its obligations under the Doha Agreement and deny the use of Afghan soil against Pakistan”.
Pakistan warns of ‘open war’ if peace talks fail
After soldiers and civilians were killed in the fighting, both countries declared an initial 48-hour ceasefire, which ended two days later.
Another truth came to light last Sunday through the mediation of Qatar and Türkiye.
Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said on Saturday that the truth remains and he believes Afghanistan wants peace.
But Asif warned that failure to reach an agreement in Istanbul could lead to “open war”.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said that he will resolve the conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan ‘very soon’.
“Although I hear Pakistan and Afghanistan have started, I will get to it very quickly,” Trump said on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur.
Edited by: Zack Crellin