Security forces respond to unprovoked firing by Afghan Taliban along Kurram border: state media
Security forces have responded to unprovoked firing by Afghan Taliban forces along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper Kurram, state broadcaster PTV News reported on Saturday. PTV News and state-run Associated Press of Pakistan ( APP ), which cited security sources, said the Afghan Taliban forces opened fire to “facilitate terrorists” along the border in Taldah sector of…
Security forces in Pakistan responded to unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban along the Kurram border with Afghanistan, state media reported. The Pakistani army used heavy weapons to destroy several Taliban posts and force their personnel to flee, according to PTV News and the Associated Press of Pakistan. Several Afghan Taliban personnel were reportedly killed during the retaliatory action.
The ongoing conflict follows a day when Pakistan's Foreign Office stated that talks with Afghanistan could not be unconditional but rejected suggestions of unwillingness to engage with its neighbor.
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