Afghanistan, Oct. 12 -- Zabihullah Mujahid said 25 Pakistani border posts were captured in overnight clashes that left 58 Pakistani soldiers dead and several others wounded, according to initial reports.
The Taliban said its forces seized 25 Pakistani border outposts in overnight clashes, killing 58 Pakistani soldiers and losing nine of its own fighters, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told reporters in Kabul on Sunday. The claims could not be independently verified, and Pakistani officials have yet to comment.
Mujahid said at least 30 Pakistani troops and nine Taliban fighters were wounded in the fighting, which he described as a response to recent Pakistani artillery attacks on Taliban positions in Helmand and Paktika provinces. He accused...