Despite the truce, gunfire exchanged on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan
On Friday evening, the Taliban authorities accused Bombing , which prompted it to "Reply"before calm returned.
This comes at a time when relations between the two countries are witnessing severe tensions with repeated confrontations recorded in recent weeks, and a truce has been reached to try to contain them.
Border clashes
The spokesman for the Taliban government, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on the X platform: "Unfortunately, this evening (Friday), the Pakistani side started attacking In Kandahar, in the Spin Boldak region (south), forcing the forces of the Islamic Emirate to respond"without giving further details.
According to residents in the region contacted by Agence France-Presse on the Afghan side, the clashes began at about 22:30 (18:00 GMT) and continued for about two hours.
Hostile acts
In turn, the head of the information department in Kandahar Province, Ali Muhammad Haqmal, accused the Pakistani side of starting the hostilities, only to later announce their end.
He said in a statement He told Agence France-Presse that Pakistan was used "Light and heavy artillery"Pointing out that civilian homes were hit by mortar shells.
He continued: "The clashes stopped, and both sides agreed to put an end to them"without mentioning any casualties.
The Pakistani authorities did not immediately issue any comment.
Gunfire and explosions
An AFP correspondent in Chaman, on the Pakistani side of the border, reported hearing artillery gunfire and explosions.
In recent months, bilateral relations have deteriorated significantly, and in mid-October an unprecedented armed confrontation was recorded that resulted in about 70 deaths.
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A truce was reached with Qatari and Turkish mediation, but it did not stop the shooting near the border, which has been closed since October 12.
On November 25, Kabul accused Pakistan of bombing border areas, killing ten people, including nine children, which Islamabad denied.
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