Afghanistan claims 58 Pakistani soldiers killed in border operations

Afghan refugees sit next to their belongings loaded on to vehicles as they wait for the opening of the border crossing point in Chaman, Pakistan (PA)

Afghanistan has said it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations, in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace.

Earlier in the week, Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of bombing the capital Kabul and a market in the country’s east. Pakistan did not claim responsibility for that assault.