{
  "id": 10243448,
  "title": "Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed after crossing from Pakistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/afghanistan-says-28-fighters-killed-after-crossing-from-pakistan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T15:36:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/27/afghanistan-says-28-fighters-killed-after-crossing-from-pakistan-islamabad-denies-ties"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Afghanistan's defence ministry reported on Sunday that 28 fighters and 32 others were killed and wounded respectively in the eastern province of Nuristan following a crossing from Pakistan. The ministry claimed the group comprised Islamic State militants, alleging that Pakistani militias had supported these fighters, with most being former Afghan government security personnel. Pakistan's information ministry dismissed these allegations as \"frivolous, baseless, and devoid of any truth,\" denying any involvement of its security forces, intelligence agencies, or recruitment/training of former Afghan security personnel.\n\nThe Afghan claim of Pakistani state involvement in the armed incursion marks a direct accusation of involvement. This allegation arrives less than a week after Pakistan conducted airstrikes inside Afghanistan, citing targets as militants. The veracity of Afghanistan's casualty figures and account could not be independently verified by Reuters. Pakistan has consistently accused Afghanistan of harboring fighters who attack its territory—a claim Kabul denies.\n\nAccording to Afghanistan's defence ministry, the group entered Kamdesh, a district of Nuristan near the Pakistani border, on Saturday with the intent to launch attacks. The Afghan forces then launched an operation, with the surviving fighters fleeing back across the border towards Pakistani militia positions. The ministry alleged that Pakistani armed personnel and militia members coordinated with the fighters before withdrawing upon the commencement of hostilities.\n\nThe ministry also accused Pakistani intelligence of covertly transporting former Afghan security personnel to Pakistan under the guise of providing assistance, training, and sending them towards Nuristan. Pakistan's information ministry disputed Afghanistan's evidence, labeling the circulated video as \"staged.\" Reuters could not independently verify the video. This incident is reminiscent of Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan on September 21, which Pakistani officials claimed killed 28 militants, though Afghan officials reported civilian deaths, with the UN mission in Afghanistan confirming three civilian deaths.",
  "summary": "The defence ministry alleged that Pakistani militias had supported the fighters and that most of them were former Afghan government security personnel.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Afghanistan says it killed 28 fighters, wounded 32 after group crosses over from Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/afghanistan-says-it-killed-28-fighters-wounded-32-after-group-crosses",
        "published": "2026-09-27T11:00:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed, 32 captured after crossing from Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/afghanistan-says-28-fighters-killed-32-captured-after-crossing-from",
        "published": "2026-09-27T12:38:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed, 32 captured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/afghanistan-says-28-fighters-killed-32-captured",
        "published": "2026-09-27T13:22:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Afghanistan says 28 dead fighters came from Pakistan as Islamabad denies ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/afghanistan-says-28-dead-fighters-came-from-pakistan-as-islamabad",
        "published": "2026-09-27T14:37:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed after crossing from Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/afghanistan-says-28-fighters-killed-after-crossing-from-pakistan-10244554",
        "published": "2026-09-27T15:36:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Nearly 30 fighters killed, 32 captured: Why Afghanistan, Pakistan are fighting again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/nearly-30-fighters-killed-32-captured-why-afghanistan-pakistan-are",
        "published": "2026-09-27T15:48:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed as Islamabad, Kabul trade accusations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/afghanistan-says-28-fighters-killed-as-islamabad-kabul-trade",
        "published": "2026-09-27T16:05:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}