JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan and Pakistani troops exchanged fire on their border Saturday and an Afghan commander said encroaching Pakistani forces had been driven back.
Clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces have been erupting intermittently for several weeks with Pakistan denying Afghan accusations that Pakistani forces had intruded into Afghan territory.
"There was an exchange of heavy fire for 45 minutes, both sides used artillery," said the commander of Afghan border forces, Haji Abdul Zahir Qadir.
He said the clash took place in Yaqoobi Kandaw village of Lalapur district and his men forced Pakistani troops to pull out of an area they seized about three weeks ago.
He said Pakistani forces still occupied some Afghan territory to the east of the city of Jalalabad and his men were ready to recapture the area should President Hamid Karzai give the order.
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