On September 24, 2026, Pakistani security forces killed several Afghan Taliban fighters near the border town of Gulistan in Balochistan province after a clash initiated by the Afghan Taliban attempting to enter Pakistan. This followed Pakistan’s aerial and drone strikes on ten locations in Afghanistan the previous day, which Islamabad claimed were in response to drone incursions and attacks against it; however, Kabul denied involvement and stated that four civilians were killed in these strikes. The conflict highlights ongoing tensions between the two countries over alleged sovereignty violations and militant activities along their shared border.
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Pakistani forces launched airstrikes and engaged in border clashes with Afghan Taliban fighters, resulting in the deaths of at least 13 Taliban personnel, according to Pakistan's information ministry. This follows Pakistani claims that drones launched from Afghanistan violated its airspace on September 24, prompting retaliatory strikes in Afghan territory. The Afghan government denies these actions and accuses Pakistan of state involvement in an armed incursion near Nuristan province, where it says its forces killed 28 fighters and wounded 32. Both sides have accused each other of harboring terrorist groups that attack their territories, with tensions escalating along the Pakistan-Afghan border in Balochistan.
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Pakistani security forces killed several Afghan Taliban fighters after they allegedly attempted to enter Pakistan and opened hostilities along the border in Balochistan province, State-run media reported on Friday (September 25, 2026).
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The development comes after Pakistan conducted aerial and drone strikes on 10 locations in Afghanistan on Thursday (September 24, 2026).
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Afghanistan's Taliban government said the strikes killed four civilians.
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The State-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), citing security sources, said Afghan Taliban fighters attempted to enter Pakistani territory in Balochistan's Gulistan sector on Thursday (September 24, 2026) and carry out an "act of aggression".
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Pakistani forces retaliated, killing several Afghan Taliban fighters, the report said, adding that intermittent exchanges of fire continued after midnight.
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However, the claims about the casualties and the circumstances leading to the latest border clash could not be independently verified.
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Pakistan Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the strikes on Thursday (September 24, 2026) were carried out after drones entered Pakistan from Afghan territory on Wednesday (September 23, 2026).
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"In exercise of its sovereign right to self-defence, Pakistan conducted precision aerial and drone strikes against 10 locations in Afghanistan used for launching and storing these drones," Mr. Tarar said.
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He said the strikes were "deliberate, precise, calibrated, and proportionate" and "strictly limited to identified military objectives directly linked to the attempted attacks against Pakistan".
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Mr. Tarar described the alleged drone incursion as a "blatant violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity" and a "grave and unacceptable act of aggression".
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Pakistan on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) said its forces had shot down eight drones — four near the Torkham border and four near Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Afghanistan denied involvement in the drone attacks and strongly condemned the Pakistani strikes.
Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, in a social media post on Thursday (September 24, 2026), said four Afghan civilians were killed in the strikes.
He said Kabul would respond with a "firm stance and an appropriate response" and warned that such actions would have "dire consequences" for the Pakistani military.
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The latest escalation follows Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan on September 21, which Islamabad said targeted camps and hideouts of militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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Pakistan's Information Ministry said 28 militants, including several suicide bombers, were killed in the strikes.
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Afghan authorities disputed the account, saying at least three civilians were killed and four others wounded in villages in Afghan territory.
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The Taliban government condemned the Pakistani action and summoned Islamabad's charge d'affaires in protest.
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Islamabad has repeatedly accused the Taliban administration in Kabul of allowing the TTP and allied militant groups to use Afghan territory to plan and carry out attacks inside Pakistan.
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The Afghan Taliban has rejected Pakistan's allegations that it allows its territory to be used for attacks against neighbouring countries.
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Pakistan says its latest military actions are part of its ongoing counter-terrorism campaign, "Ghazab lil Haq", launched in February.
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