Sources confirmed a firefight on the Torkham border between Taliban and Pakistan military on Thursday.

Pakistani officials said that the shelling was started by the Taliban forces, and as a result, an Afghan citizen had been killed and a Pakistani officer had been wounded.

Following this incident, the border has been closed, but the Taliban have not reacted to the reports so far.

The border clashes occur while the political tension between Pakistan and the Taliban has intensified in recent days.

Earlier, the Taliban forces and the Pakistani military had a military confrontation on the border of Torkham and Spin Boldak.