Pakistan Thwarts Border Attack, Several Taliban Dead, Security Sources Say
Security sources said Pakistan killed several Taliban personnel after foiling an attack in the Gulistan sector and shot down eight drones from Afghanistan.
- On Friday, Pakistani security forces foiled an attempted incursion in Gulistan, killing several Afghan Taliban fighters in what sources described as a "retaliatory action" against attempted aggression.
- Tensions between Islamabad and Kabul have recently escalated, with Islamabad accusing Afghan authorities of harboring militants staging cross-border attacks, though Kabul disputes the charge.
- Pakistan's air force struck 10 locations in Afghanistan on Thursday, targeting drone infrastructure, while security forces shot down eight drones earlier this week, including four near Torkham.
- Information Minister Attaullah Tarar stated that while Pakistan seeks peace, it will respond with "full resolve" to defend sovereignty; intermittent firing continues in the border area.
- Since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in 2021, instability has surged in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Multiple rounds of talks have failed to resolve disputes over militant groups operating from Afghan soil.
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Pakistan thwarts border attack, several Taliban dead, security sources say
Sept 25 (Reuters) – Pakistan has thwarted an attempted Afghan attack in its border area of Gulistan, killing several members of the Afghan Taliban, Pakistani security sources said on Friday, without detailing the planned attack. The incident comes as tensions have resurfaced between the allies-turned-foes after three months of relative calm, following an attack on a police facility in northwestern Pakistan last week that killed at least 24 pe…
Afghan Taliban fighters attempted to cross into Pakistan in the Gulistan sector of Balochistan, sparking a gunfight. Pakistani security sources say several Taliban fighters were killed in the retaliatory fire.
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Attempted incursion foiled in Gulistan border sector.Security forces respond swiftly to aggression.Intermittent firing continues between both sides.ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's security forces have foiled an attempt by Afghan Taliban...
According to Pakistani security sources, an infiltration attempt by Afghan Taliban in the Gulistan sector of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Balochistan has been foiled. Security sources told Reuters that several Afghan Taliban were killed during the operation. Security sources said that there is an ongoing exchange of fire between Pakistani security forces and Afghan Taliban in the area, while border security forces have been put on high ale…
Pak-Afghan War: Tensions have once again escalated along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, and violent clashes have intensified between the two countries. According to Pakistani security sources, Afghan Taliban fighters attempted to cross the border into Pakistani territory and launch an attack in the Gulistan sector of Balochistan. Pakistani security forces immediately retaliated. Several Taliban fighters are claimed to have been kil…
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