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“Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence said its forces killed 28 fighters in the eastern province of Nuristan who had crossed the border from Pakistan.”

“ISLAMABAD (AP) — Overnight fighting along the southwestern border left at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel dead, Pakistan said Friday, in a claim Afghanistan denied.”

“The information ministry dismissed on Friday claims by the Afghan defence ministry of a Pakistani post having been destroyed near the Spin Boldak border — the frontier between Balochistan and Kandahar — as “fake and fabricated”.”

“Pakistani security forces on Saturday (October 17, 2026) killed several Afghan Taliban personnel in retaliatory action after alleged unprovoked firing along the border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to security officials.”

“ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani forces and Afghan Taliban personnel exchanged fire at several locations along Pakistan’s northwestern border Saturday, with Pakistani security officials and state-run media saying troops backed by artillery destroyed Taliban posts.”

“At least three people have been killed in northeastern Afghanistan in Pakistani air raids, Afghan officials said.”

“At least three people were killed in Pakistani airstrikes on northeastern Afghanistan on Monday (September 21, 2026), Afghan officials said, threatening to reignite tensions between the neighbours after about three months of relative calm.”

“Repeated border clashes have strained ties between the two nations.”

“Industries in Pakistan, especially transport and pharmaceuticals, have been facing heavy losses since the border closed on Oct 12, 2025, following deadly clashes between the two countries.”

“The situation inside Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is amplified by the frequent border clashes between the Taliban and the Pakistani military.”

“A splinter group belonging to the Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, claimed responsibility for the attack in Kohat, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering Afghanistan.”

“…curity forces on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) shot down eight drones allegedly launched from Afghanistan after they entered Pakistani airspace, security sources said, as fresh clashes along the border added to tensions between the two neighbouring…”

“Militant violence near the Afghanistan border has surged, with Pakistani Taliban militants increasingly targeting police and other security forces as the government intensifies operations against them.”