Sources told Afghanistan International that Sibghatullah Takal, a unit commander of Taliban’s Mansoori Corps in southeastern Afghanistan, was killed during a skirmish with Pakistani border guards on Monday.
The sources added that the border skirmish took place in the Angor Ada area of Barmal district of Paktika province.
The area is located close to the Durand line near the joint borders between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
According to local sources, four other members of the Taliban were also injured during this border skirmish.
So far, the reason behind the border skirmish between the Taliban and Pakistani border forces is not clear and officials from both sides have not commented on the issue.
Some sources said that Pakistani forces have also suffered casualties during the border skirmish.
This is not the first time that Taliban and Pakistani border guards have clashed in the border areas. Earlier, the Taliban forces have also clashed with Pakistani border guards in the border areas of Kunar, Nangarhar, Paktika, and Kandahar provinces.
