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Afghanistan Pakistan border tension: Once again the atmosphere on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan has become very tense. Late on Friday night, heavy firing started on the border of the two countries, causing panic among the people living there. All this happened when the peace talks held just a few days ago ended without any result. Now both the countries are accusing each other of starting the firing.
The situation has become so bad that people living on both sides of the Durand Line are leaving their homes and running towards safe places. It is fortunate that there has been no news of anyone being killed so far.
What happened after all?
The Taliban government of Afghanistan says that the Pakistani army attacked the Spin Boldak area of Kandahar. At the same time, Pakistan says that the Afghan army opened fire on the Chaman border without any provocation. Within no time, the small skirmish took a major turn and heavy weapons started being used by both sides.
An Afghan Border Police officer claimed that it was initiated by Pakistan, after which the Afghan Army had to take major action. At the same time, it has also been said in some Afghan media reports that the Pakistani Army has retreated leaving more than 20 of its posts.
Why did the situation worsen?
Local people say that Pakistani Army fired rockets at the houses of common people, due to which there was chaos there. It is being said that when the Afghan army was maintaining peace, Pakistani soldiers threw a grenade, after which there was retaliatory action from Afghanistan. It is being said that Pakistan will suffer huge loss in this action. The firing was so intense that people kept hearing the sounds of bullets and explosions throughout the night, due to which many families got scared and evacuated their villages overnight.
What is the root of this controversy?
This is not a new controversy. There has been a dispute between Pakistan and Afghanistan regarding the Durand Line for years. Afghanistan does not consider this line as an international border, because this line has divided the Pashtun population between the two countries. This is the reason why an atmosphere of tension often prevails here.
Pakistan also alleges that extremist groups use Afghanistan’s soil to carry out attacks in its areas like Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. However, the Taliban has always rejected these allegations and says that Pakistan should focus on its internal security problems.
Some time ago, talks for peace were also held in Saudi Arabia, but there was no result. Now once again, this firing has soured the relations between the two neighboring countries.