Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange fire as peace talks begin


FILE PHOTO: Trucks loaded with goods are parked near the closed Spin Boldak border crossing with Pakistan, after the border was shut for nearly two weeks following clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct 23, 2025. On Nov 6, each nation blamed the other for starting the exchange of gunfire near the Afghan border town towards the south of their 2,600-km frontier. - AP

ISLAMABAD/KABUL: Afghan and Pakistani troops briefly exchanged fire along their shared border on Thursday (Nov 6), both nations said, on the same day talks to find a lasting peace restarted in Istanbul.

Each nation blamed the other for starting the exchange of gunfire near Spin Boldak, an Afghan border town towards the south of their 2,600-km frontier.

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