Pakistan Responds to 'Unprovoked' Afghan Taliban Fire Along Border

• Pakistan's security forces responded to "unprovoked fire" by Afghan Taliban forces at multiple points along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border on Thursday.
• Taliban forces opened fire across several sectors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, prompting an "immediate and effective response" from Pakistani troops.
• Pakistan claimed to inflict heavy casualties and destroy multiple posts and equipment.
• Afghanistan stated it attacked Pakistani military positions in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes, raising fears of escalating violence.
• Clashes along the 2,600-km border are the latest flare-up threatening a fragile ceasefire after deadly October clashes.