Clashes in Ghulam Khan border area as tensions escalate between Kabul and Islamabad.
Local sources report continued clashes and exchanges of fire along the supposed Durand Line, especially in the Ghulam Khan port area.
According to sources, heavy gunfire was heard from both sides of the border and there is a possibility of clashes between Afghan Taliban forces and Pakistani border guards.
This border tension is reported just a day after Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul and Paktika province;
The attacks provoked widespread reactions inside Afghanistan and brought relations between the two countries to a new stage of tension.
Local sources say that the security situation in the border areas has become tense after the recent bombing and that both sides have deployed additional forces in the border areas.
So far, official Taliban and Pakistani army officials have not commented on the possible clash in Ghulam Khan.
