Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Erupts in Violence

0:00On March 30th, Afghanistan and Pakistan just traded heavy artillery fire across their border in Kunar province and Bihur district, both sides confirm. This happened Sunday, just days after they called a temporary pause in hostilities. Tensions are spiking in the region right as Pakistan gears up to host talks between the U.S. and Iran on Middle East de-escalation. Casualties hit hard on the Pakistan side, with at least one person killed and 16 others injured, mostly women and children, according to a Taliban spokesperson Kabul. Pakistan insists they only fired back in response to Afghan shelling and didn't target civilians. This flare up follows the worst clashes in years last month, including a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehab center in Kabul that killed over four hundred people. A ceasefire was announced for the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the urging of Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, but Pakistan ended it last week. Kabul hasn't said if their side is still holding the truce.

1:01Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban of sheltering militants who attack inside their borders while Kabul calls it Pakistan's internal in with these accusations flying and no clear end to the fighting, the volatile border stays a powder keg, pulling focus from bigger regional diplomacy, efforts. From around the world, powered by AI, this is Global News Today. I'm Kori with the story.