Watch: Afghanistan shares video of parading 'captured' Pakistani tank amid rising tensions

Following the latest clashes with Pakistan, the Taliban on Wednesday claimed to have captured Pakistani tanks, sharing a video showing one such tank reportedly being driven on an Afghan road.

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid stated on X that Pakistani forces launched attacks in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar earlier in the day, killing more than 12 civilians and injuring over 100.

In retaliation, Mujahid said the Taliban killed several Pakistani soldiers and seized their posts and weapons, including tanks.

Watch the video of the purportedly captured tank below:

Violence between the two neighbours has flared since explosions in Afghanistan last week, including two in the capital Kabul, that were blamed on Pakistan.

The Taliban government in Kabul launched an offensive along parts of its southern border in retaliation, prompting Islamabad to vow a strong response of its own.

Islamabad has accused Afghanistan of harbouring militant groups led by the Pakistani Taliban Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) on its soil, a claim Kabul denies.

In the latest violence, Pakistan’s military accused the Afghan Taliban of attacking two major border posts in the southwest and northwest.

It said both assaults were repelled, with about 20 Taliban fighters killed in attacks launched near Spin Boldak on the Afghan side of the frontier in southern Kandahar province early on Wednesday.

"Unfortunately the attack was orchestrated through divided villages in the area, with no regard for the civil population," the military said in a statement.

It also said about 30 more were thought to have been killed in overnight clashes along Pakistan's northwest border.

The Afghan Taliban said 15 civilians were killed and dozens wounded in the clashes near Spin Boldak and that "two to three" of its fighters were also killed.

Last week's explosions in Afghanistan took place while the Taliban's top diplomat was making an unprecedented visit to Pakistan's arch-rival India. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the blasts.

Clashes erupted on Saturday evening when Kabul launched an operation in at least five provinces along the border.

The Taliban government said it attacked Pakistani security forces in "retaliation for air strikes carried out by the Pakistani army on Kabul".

Islamabad then vowed a forceful response on Sunday, and dozens of casualties were reported on both sides.