Afghan Taliban says Pakistani troops killed in 'retaliatory' border attacks

The attacks came days after Pakistan was accused of bombing a market inside Afghanistan.

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A Taliban spokesman said 58 Pakistani military personnel had been killed in what it called "an act of retaliation". It claimed Pakistan had violated Afghan airspace and bombed a market inside its border on Thursday.

Pakistan has disputed that figure, saying 23 of its armed forces' members had died and claiming that "200 Taliban and affiliated terrorists have been neutralized".

Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the Afghan attacks were "unprovoked" and civilians were fired at, warning that his country's forces would respond "with a stone for every brick".

Islamabad has accused Kabul of harbouring terrorists who target Pakistan on its soil, a claim the Taliban government rejected.