45 Clashes Between Taliban & Neighbouring Countries in 3 Years, Afghanistan Security Watch

The Afghanistan Security Watch said in a report that Taliban forces have had at least 45 border clashes with neighbouring countries in the past three years.

According to the organisation's statistics, the Taliban forces have clashed with Pakistan 19 times, 16 times with Iran, and 10 times with Central Asian countries.

The organisation published a report on Tuesday announcing that the Taliban's border clashes with neighbouring countries left at least 100 dead and 67 wounded by the warring parties.
Most of the tensions occurred on the eastern and western borders of Afghanistan.

The report’s findings show that one of the causes of the Taliban's border tensions with Iran and Central Asian countries was due to the group's unfamiliarity with border issues.

However, the cause of the border tension with Pakistan has been due to the provocative actions of both sides.

The movements of terrorist groups from inside Afghanistan against Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are other factors that have increased border clashes in the last three years.

The study found that about 90 percent of border tensions led to exchanges of fire, which in some cases resulted in heavy casualties.

The organisation said that the bombing of Pakistani planes in Khost and Kunar provinces in 2022 left at least 50 dead and wounded.

The Afghanistan Security Watch is led by the national security officials of the previous government.