US EditionArmy Delivers Swift Response to Afghan Provocation
Pakistan Army destroyed multiple Afghan posts and killed dozens of militants after unprovoked attacks aimed at facilitating militant infiltration, security sources said. Retaliation remains ongoing.
- On Saturday, the Pakistan Army launched a powerful counterattack, destroying several Afghan border posts after unprovoked firing, forcing Taliban fighters to flee and leaving bodies behind.
- Afghan troops opened fire, triggering the exchange that aimed to facilitate Khawarij formations crossing into Pakistan, coinciding with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's visit to India.
- Artillery, tanks and drones were deployed across the frontier, with Pakistan using light and heavy weapons at more than six border points, targeting ISIS and Fitna al-Khawarij hideouts.
- Security officials report heavy casualties and abandoned posts as Afghan authorities requested Pakistan to halt retaliation, while Pakistan urged Afghanistan to `seal the border`.
- Since the Taliban return to power in 2021, cross-border militant attacks have surged, Islamabad warned Kabul its patience was exhausted, and a UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team report revealed links between Kabul and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
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Rana Sanaullah urges PTI to join ‘charter for stable Pakistan’ for sake of country, armed forces, and martyrs
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Sunday urged the PTI and other political parties to unite in backing the “charter for a stable Pakistan”, saying the initiative had become more crucial than ever following last night’s border escalation with Afghanistan. According to a statement from the military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), overnight skirmishes between Kabul and Islamabad erupted o…
After fighting on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the government in Islamabad has closed several border posts to the neighboring country.
At several border posts between Afghanistan and Pakistan, fighting and artillery fire occurred that night. The reason for the clashes is the resurgence of the Pakistani Taliban – the Pakistani government had reacted with an air raid in Kabul.
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