India, Oct. 22 -- Afghanistan's Taliban has rejected as "baseless" claims of Pakistan that India played a role in recent border clashes which killed dozens in both Pakistani and the Afghan sides before a ceasefire halted the fighting.

The rebuttal comes days after Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif claimed while speaking to local media that Afghanistan's Taliban government is "fighting a proxy war" on behalf of India.

After a week of clashes, Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed on a ceasefire on October 19 following talks in Doha, which were facilitated by Qatar and Turkiye.

Afghanistan's defence minister, Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, said Pakistan's accusations are baseless, adding that the country's relations with India and Isl...