Pakistan destroys Afghan Taliban posts after cross-border civilian targeting

Afghan security forces opened unprovoked fire on Pakistani border posts and residential areas in the Angoor Adda area of South Waziristan on Tuesday. According to Dawn - Pakistan, the attack involved snipers, small arms, and heavy weapons originating from posts inside Afghan territory. Business Recorder reported that the shelling targeted civilian settlements, while Dawn - Pakistan stated the firing killed one local and injured five members of a family when a mortar struck their home.

In response to the aggression, Pakistani security forces launched retaliatory actions. Dawn - Pakistan reported that the response involved small and heavy arms, including artillery, which targeted multiple Afghan Taliban border posts, mortar positions, and defensive bunkers, forcing them to flee. Business Recorder noted that the Pakistan Army destroyed several check posts in response to the attack on civilians.

Daily Times reported that the initial incident involved unprovoked cross-border shelling directed at the Angoor Adda market and nearby residential neighborhoods.

Brief written by urgent.news from Daily Times, Dawn - Pakistan, Business Recorder — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.