Firefights erupt between Pakistani and Afghan forces along border

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Pakistan's Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the "incidents of unprovoked firing by Afghanistan on Pakistani territories" and accused Afghanistan of "playing a game of fire and blood" "The firing by Afghan forces on civilian populations is a blatant violation of international laws", Naqvi said on X, adding that Pakistani forces would respond "with a stone for every brick".
47% : Footage shared by Pakistani security officials showed gun and artillery firing towards Afghanistan, lighting up the night sky.the BBC reported that both sides had exchanged small arms and artillery fire at several locations along the 2600-kilometre border, including Angoor Adda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, Chitral and Baramcha.

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