Pakistan reports deaths of Taliban fighters on Afghan border — Dawn

Pakistan’s military said that several Afghan Taliban fighters were killed during exchanges of fire on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the Gulistan sector of Balochistan province. According to Dawn, which cited security sources, intermittent exchanges of fire continued after midnight.

Statements by Pakistani sources

The state news agency APP, citing sources, reported that Afghan Taliban fighters allegedly tried to enter Pakistani territory in the Gulistan sector and carry out an attack. Pakistani officials also reported attacks on several of the country’s border posts.

According to APP’s sources, Pakistan’s military responded to these actions, resulting in the deaths of several Afghan Taliban fighters. The exact number of those killed was not reported.

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Tensions at the border

The incident occurred amid rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said that the country had carried out precision air and drone strikes at ten locations in Afghanistan.

According to Tarar, the strikes were a response to drones launched from the territory of the neighboring country. Pakistani sources claimed that the previous day, eight drones launched from Afghanistan entered Pakistan’s airspace near the border in the Torkham and Kohat areas, after which they were shot down.

On September 21, Pakistan also reported airstrikes in an area bordering Afghanistan, calling them a response to recent terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Pakistani authorities then said that more than 28 militants had been eliminated.