12 Khwarij, Afghan Taliban killed in thwarted infiltration attempt in Kurram: ISPR
Security forces killed 12 Khwarij and Afghan Taliban fighters while thwarting an infiltration attempt from Afghanistan into Pakistan’s Kurram district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. A Pakistani army officer was also martyred during the exchange of fire. According to the military’s media wing, the movement of a group of Khwarij attempting to approach the international…
Pakistani security forces thwarted an infiltration attempt from Afghanistan into the country's Kurram district on Sunday, killing 12 members of the Khwarij group and the Afghan Taliban, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). A Pakistani army officer was also killed during the firefight. The ISPR reported that a group of Khwarij was detected attempting to approach the international border from Afghanistan on October 10.
Security forces engaged the group, successfully preventing the infiltration. Afghan Taliban posts reportedly supported the infiltrators with gunfire. Precise Pakistani counterfire resulted in the deaths of the 12 fighters. Naib Subedar Hidayat Aman, 40, who fought bravely, was among the martyred. The incident highlighted the Pakistani stance that the Afghan Taliban regime has failed to prevent Afghan soil from being exploited by terrorist organizations, instead, it has fostered and supported cross-border terrorism.
The regime has consistently fallen short of its international counter-terrorism commitments. Pakistani authorities are currently conducting a sanitization operation to eliminate any remaining Indian-sponsored Khwarij from the region. The military emphasized that security forces and law enforcement agencies will continue their counter-terrorism efforts under the "Azm-e-Istehkam" vision, endorsed by the Federal Apex Committee on the National Action Plan, to eradicate foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from Pakistan.
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