KABUL, March 6 — Pakistani and Afghan troops exchanged fire at dozens of points along their border on Friday as the ​UN said their week-old conflict has forced the displacement of more than 100,000 people.

Ten people were also injured when mortar shells fired from Pakistan overnight struck villages in Afghanistan's Khost province, said Mustaghfar Gurbaz, a spokesman for the provincial governor. He said several homes were destroyed.

Pakistan says that Afghan forces have attacked Pakistani military positions along the border, triggering intense clashes that left 67 Afghan troops and one Pakistani soldier dead.

The US intelligence report turns to wider South Asian threats, highlighting ISIS-Khorasan's ongoing regional footprint, its drive for attacks abroad. Yet, Afghanistan's Taliban has intensified its offensive,

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China steps in to mediate as Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions escalate after Kabul airstrikes, with rising civilian casualty claims and fears of a wider regional conflict intensifying.