Firing between Pakistani Army and Taliban; Know what is the reason

Kabul: Imran Khan’s helping hand to the Taliban to occupy Afghanistan is now backfired. Firing is going on between the Pakistani Army and the Afghan Taliban on the Durand Line. The latest incidents took place on Friday in the villages of Ganjgal, Sarkano and Kunaur in Bajaur area. Reports in the local media and videos tweeted by journalists showed both the sides firing at each other.

Firing continued for about half an hour from both the sides. The firing reportedly started when a Taliban sniper gunned down two Pakistani soldiers engaged in fencing along the border. After this Pakistani soldiers fired on the settlements here. In response, Taliban fighters also opened fire.
There was heavy firing in the area. Villagers came in the grip of many pellets and cannon balls. Meanwhile, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Saturday claimed responsibility for the December 19 attack on Union Minister Shibli Faraj at Darra Adam Khel, in which his driver and bodyguard were injured.

The clashes along the border come at a time when the Taliban and Pakistan have claimed that they have resolved the recent dispute over the cordon. A senior official, who spoke to a group of journalists on Friday, said that it has been decided at the senior level that in future the issues related to the fence will be settled by mutual consent. However, the official did not specify at what level the talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan actually took place.