Fears of an all-out war erupting between Afghanistan and Pakistan are rising after the Taliban sent troops to the border as the two countries continue to trade deadly strikes.
The Afghan Taliban has unleashed a series of devastating artillery strikes on Pakistani military checkpoints along the tense border, sparking fears of a full-blown conflict between the two neighbours.
The hardline Islamist group boasted it had obliterated 'several' Pakistani positions and mobilised battalions of fighters to confront any retaliation from Islamabad, in a chilling show of force.
The attacks come in response to Pakistani airstrikes targeting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an ally of the Afghan Taliban, in eastern Afghanistan.
Local Afghan officials claimed the strikes killed 46 civilians, including women and children, further inflaming tensions.
In response, the Afghan government promised 'retaliation' on Saturday, with Afghan Taliban forces claiming to have targeted 'several points' near the Durand Line, the contested border between the two nations.
In a chilling statement to The Telegraph, Taliban officials declared they were prepared for the conflict with Pakistan to escalate further, raising fears that the region is edging closer to war.
'We don't care if they have a nuclear bomb – we have faith and know that God is with us,' a senior Taliban official said.
The Afghan Taliban has unleashed a series of devastating artillery strikes on Pakistani military checkpoints along the tense border
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