Pakistan says it carried out ground operation, strikes along Afghan border, killing 29 militants
Pakistan said the strikes targeted Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and TTP hideouts after recent attacks, killing 29 fighters and destroying weapons and ammunition, officials said.
- On Sunday, June 28, the Pakistan Air Force carried out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, killing 36 civilians and injuring 163 others, according to Taliban spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat.
- Islamabad has consistently accused the Afghan Taliban of allowing the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan to use Afghan territory as a base, though the Taliban denies these claims, asserting that militant groups are Pakistan's internal problem.
- Afghan sources alleged a "double-tap" strike occurred, where a second wave targeted villagers attempting to rescue survivors, while local eyewitnesses rejected Pakistan's account, stating no militants were present.
- Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said security forces "precisely struck terrorist camps" in the Bajaur district, though this latest military action risks worsening fragile bilateral ties between Islamabad and Kabul.
- Since February, both countries have exchanged strikes despite international efforts to broker peace, with the escalation part of a broader pattern of cross-border conflict raising regional security concerns.
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Nighttime strikes by Pakistani forces killed at least 36 and injured more than 160 in Afghanistan, the Taliban said on June 29, as tensions between the countries continued to escalate. Islamabad’s security forces carried out a ground operation along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border late on June 27, which was swiftly followed by strikes against what Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah called in a June 28 X post “hideouts and safe havens of te…
Pakistan Kills 29 Militants in Border Operation, Kabul Reports Civilian Deaths
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