Pakistan responds to Afghan firing as Taliban abandon several posts

Pakistani security forces responded to unprovoked firing from Afghan border posts near Angoor Adda in South Waziristan, according to the deputy commissioner of Lower South Waziristan. In a statement shared on X, the deputy commissioner said the response targeted multiple Afghan border posts, mortar positions, and defensive checkpoints. Dawn reports that the Afghan Taliban were forced to flee and abandon their posts due to the response, and no casualties have been reported on the Pakistani side of the border.

The recent exchange follows skirmishes on Friday where Pakistani armed forces responded to unprovoked firing, resulting in the destruction of several Afghan Taliban posts near South Waziristan and Parachinar, Dawn reports. Additionally, Afghan forces opened fire along the Angoor Adda border area on Tuesday, an incident that killed one local resident and injured five members of a family, according to Dawn.

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