Pakistan released thermal footage of the drone strike on a Taliban military post. Pakistan claimed it was carried out to prevent terrorist activities within Afghan territory. However, Afghanistan retorted, claiming that Pakistan launched the initial attack and that its troops are now engaged in a strong retaliatory action.

This special report focuses on the escalating conflict on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, where heavy fighting has erupted between Pakistani forces and the Afghan Taliban at the Spin Boldak-Chaman crossing.

What's happening between Pakistan and Afghanistan? What led to the border clashes? What is the Durand Line, a sticking point between Afghanistan and Pakistan? How many soldiers and civilians have been killed?

Recent clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated tensions along the Durand Line, with both nations accusing each other of aggression. The violence erupted after a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul,

Deadly Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes kill 58 soldiers, escalating tensions over TTP and Durand Line disputes.

The Durand Line, spanning roughly 2,640 kilometres (1,640 miles), was established in 1893 by British diplomat Sir Henry Mortimer Durand in collaboration with Afghanistan's ruler, Amir Abdur Rahman Khan.

However, the clip is seemed to be staged video as the dress, which the two men were wearing, is not the combat uniform of the Pakistani Army. Notably, the Pakistan Army soldiers wear a light-colored camouflage uniform and the men, who were shown as captured Pakistani soldiers, were wearing dark green camouflage dresses.

Pakistan has sealed all major border crossings with Afghanistan following fierce gun battles along the Durand Line that left dozens dead on both sides. Intense clashes erupted after alleged Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan targeting militant hideouts,