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Pakistan conducts airstrikes in Afghanistan amid border tensions

Pakistan-Afghanistan border airstrikes Taliban border skirmishes militant infiltration

Tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban have escalated following a series of cross-border military exchanges. Pakistan reported conducting airstrikes on 10 sites within Afghanistan, asserting these locations were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistani territory.

Pakistani officials stated that the escalation followed an attempt by militants to infiltrate the border, which was met with shelling and the launch of eight drones by Afghan Taliban forces targeting Pakistani border posts. Pakistani security forces reported successfully neutralizing the drones before they could reach the cities of Kohat and Torkham.

While Islamabad accuses the Afghan Taliban of providing sanctuary to militant groups like the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Taliban administration has denied these allegations. Spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid denied that Afghan forces were involved in the attacks. This recent violence follows earlier incidents this month where Pakistani forces killed 15 militants attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan.

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Afghan Taliban · Afghanistan · Attaullah Tarar · Pakistan · Taliban · Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan · Zabiullah Mujahid

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Pakistan conducted airstrikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan used to launch drone attacks. www.brandonsun.com
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid denied that Afghan Taliban forces conducted attacks. www.newsday.com
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Pakistani security forces shot down eight rudimentary drones launched from Afghanistan. www.newsday.com
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Pakistani security forces killed 15 militants attempting to cross from Afghanistan earlier this month. www.newsday.com
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Afghan Taliban forces fired eight drones and shelled Pakistani border posts. www.brandonsun.com · www.newsday.com

Sources

Pakistan Afghanistan Border Tensions Intensify [thepakistan.pk]
Pakistan carries out calibrated ‘air strikes’ against terrorist hideouts near Afghan border after K-P attacks - [dailymeezan.com]
Pakistan strikes Afghanistan after accusing it of attacks [www.brandonsun.com]
Pakistani officials say Afghan Taliban shelled Pakistan's border posts. Kabul denies the attack [www.newsday.com]