Islamabad, Oct 15 (PTI) The Pakistan army announced on Wednesday that it successfully countered numerous assaults by the Afghan Taliban, killing over 40 militants amid ongoing border clashes between the two nations. According to military reports, the Afghan Taliban launched attacks on four locations in the Spin Boldak area of Balochistan, Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PoK), which were promptly thwarted by Pakistani forces. The army reported that in repelling these assaults, 15-20 Afghan Taliban were killed and numerous others injured, while indicating that the situation is still unfolding with intelligence suggesting further build-up at staging areas of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Afghan Taliban. Pakistani authorities refer to the TTP militants as Fitna al-Khawarij.
The attack utilized divided villages in the vicinity, with the Taliban disregarding the safety of civilians, according to the military. They also claimed that the Afghan Taliban demolished the Pak-Afghan Friendship Gate on their side, illustrating their stance on bilateral trade and the shared rights of separated tribal communities. This incident in PoK’s Spin Boldak was not isolated, as the previous night, militants from the Afghan Taliban and TTP attempted an assault on Pakistani border posts in the Kurram Sector of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Pakistani troops successfully repelled these attacks, inflicting significant losses on Afghan posts. In the effective and measured response, eight posts including six tanks, were destroyed, and it is suspected that 25-30 fighters from the Afghan Taliban and TTP were killed. The Pakistani army dismissed suggestions that it had initiated the conflict, labeling such claims as "outrageous and blatant lies," countering any assertions of Pakistani posts or equipment being captured.
The military emphasized that the Taliban regime's propaganda could be easily refuted with basic fact-checking. The army reiterated that any acts of aggression against Pakistan will be met with full force. Islamabad has regularly urged the Taliban-led government to prevent militant groups from utilizing Afghan territory for cross-border attacks. Kabul, however, denies these accusations, maintaining that Afghan soil is not being used in attacks against neighboring countries.
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