Trump declared his readiness to stop the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan

US President Donald Trump said on Monday, October 13, that he was ready to intervene in the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan, but would have to wait a bit.

"I have heard that there is a war going on between Pakistan and Afghanistan. I told myself that I would have to wait until I got back," Bloomberg quoted the American leader as saying.

It is specified that he made such a statement before the international summit on peace in the Gaza Strip, Trump is the co-chairman of the event.

According to the agency, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Army Commander-in-Chief Asim Munir will also attend the meeting. According to preliminary information, representatives of Pakistan are expected to meet with the US president during the event.

Signs of the past: an old conflict has escalated on the Afghan-Pakistani border

Kabul announced the killing of more than 50 Pakistani soldiers in response to attacks on its territory.

TOLO news reported on October 10 that at least five soldiers were killed and two others were injured as a result of the escalation between the two countries. It was clarified that the Afghan forces also captured two military posts in Pakistan.

Later, on October 12, the Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan announced the completion of the operation launched on the evening of October 11 on the border with Pakistan. The Afghan Air Force's airstrike on Pakistan's positions in the city of Lahore became known a day earlier. This act was, as specified, a response to recent Pakistani shelling of Afghan territory.

On the same day, Afghan official Zabiullah Mujahid said that 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 30 others were injured during a clash with the Afghan military. According to him, nine fighters were killed from Afghanistan, and 16 were injured. The Afghan military destroyed 20 Pakistani security posts.

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