Pakistani military forces engaged in armed conflict with Afghan Taliban fighters along the shared international border Thursday, following what Pakistani officials described as an unprovoked assault by Taliban forces.
According to Pakistan’s information ministry, the confrontation unfolded across multiple locations within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when Taliban fighters initiated gunfire from the Afghan side of the border. Pakistani military personnel launched what the ministry characterized as an “immediate and effective response” to the Taliban aggression.
The ministry reported through social media that Pakistani forces caused significant damage during the engagement, claiming to have inflicted substantial casualties on Taliban fighters while also destroying numerous Taliban military positions and equipment during the cross-border incident.
