ISLAMABAD: Security forces foiled coordinated attacks by Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij in the border district of Chaman’s Spin Boldak area in Balochistan and on posts in Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing around 50 attackers.
Pakistan Army’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said Afghan Taliban militants launched cowardly attacks at four separate locations in Spin Boldak on October 15. Pakistani security forces responded with effective and forceful counterfire, killing 15 to 20 Taliban fighters and wounding several others.
The statement said the attackers used routes that passed through populated villages, showing no regard for civilian safety.
The ISPR said that the Taliban also destroyed the Pakistan–Afghan Friendship Gate on their side — an act the military described as reflecting the attackers’ disregard for cross-border trade and tribal norms.
In Kurram, ISPR said the militants tried to overrun Pakistani border posts on the nights of 14–15 October but were repulsed. The counter-operations inflicted heavy damage on enemy positions; ISPR reported destruction of eight militant posts and six tanks, and said some 25 to 30 terrorists were killed there.
Afghan Taliban suffer huge losses after initiating gunfire in Kurram
The military rejected claims that Pakistan initiated the clash, calling such allegations false and misleading propaganda.
The ISPR said the Taliban’s narrative can be easily disproved by established facts.
The ISPR warned that Pakistan’s armed forces remain fully prepared and resolute to defend the country’s sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, and vowed to respond decisively to any aggressive action against Pakistan.
Security sources said further concentrations of Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij fighters have been reported in Spin Boldak, but Pakistani forces remain vigilant and on high alert.
Background
Clashes between the two countries began around the night of October 11 and 12 after Kabul accused Islamabad of carrying out air strikes on Afghanistan earlier that week.
The Afghan side reported heavy fighting in eastern provinces in reaction to those strikes. Islamabad denied responsibility for attacks in Kabul but urged all parties not to provide sanctuary to the TTP.