Afghan Taliban mortar fire kills 1 civilian, wounds 5 in northwest Pakistan border clash
Pakistan said one civilian was killed and five others injured after mortar fire from Afghan Taliban positions hit homes and a bazaar, prompting a retaliatory operation.
- On Tuesday, Afghan Taliban forces fired mortars into Angoor Adda, South Waziristan, killing one civilian and injuring five members of the same family while damaging shops in the bazaar.
- Tensions between the nations have escalated following repeated border clashes and airstrikes this year, with Pakistan repeatedly accusing the Afghan Taliban of sheltering the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, a charge Kabul consistently denies.
- The Pakistan Army responded with "robust retaliatory action," destroying multiple Afghan checkposts near the border, while Pakistani troops remain on high alert prepared to thwart further aggression.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Adviser Samar Haroon Bilour condemned the "cowardly attack" on civilians, as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Gov. Faisal Karim Kundi stated Pakistan will never tolerate violations of its sovereignty.
- Pakistan has seen a surge in militant violence in recent years, with the Pakistani Taliban and allied groups emboldened by the Afghan Taliban's return to power in 2021, deepening longstanding security tensions.
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The Afghan Government has announced the targeting of Pakistani military positions near the Angor Adha border area in the state of Paktika, south-east of Afghanistan, in response to attacks that the Pakistani army has been marching on the area.
A mortar attack on the Pakistani border area killed one Afghan civilian and injured five others on Tuesday evening at Angur Adda market in the north-west province of Haiber Pakhtunhwa. One mortar shell killed one person, wounded five others, damaged many trading points, handed over TASS. In Lower South Waziristan district, Pakistani border guards responded with a strong and effective response. Early on 17 October, armed clashes took place at the…
The new bloody incident on the border of the two neighboring countries was recorded a few days after the Afghan Taliban stressed that the problems between them could be resolved through diplomatic channels.
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