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Pakistani forces kill Afghan Taliban fighters in border escalation

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Pakistani forces have reportedly killed several Afghan Taliban fighters near the border in an exchange of fire on Friday. This comes after Pakistani air strikes on Wednesday targeting alleged drone launches into Pakistan from Afghan territory, which prompted Afghanistan's government to threaten retaliation. The conflict is part of ongoing tensions over cross-border attacks and accusations that one country harbors militants attacking the other, complicating diplomatic efforts by China, Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia to establish peace between the two nations.

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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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🔮 The Afghan government said on Thursday that it would deliver an “appropriate response” to Pakistani air attacks on 10 locations in Afghanistan earlier in the day.

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Pakistani forces kill Afghan Taliban fighters in border escalation · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 0 hedged)

Pakistan has foiled an “attempted Afghan aggression” on the Pakistan-Afghan border. asserted

Pakistan → foil → border

Pakistani security sources said several Afghan members of the Taliban were killed in an intermittent exchange of fire in the Gulistan area of the border on Friday and that fighting was ongoing. asserted

fighting → say → Friday

three → kill → country

The Afghan government said on Thursday that it would deliver an “appropriate response” to Pakistani air attacks on 10 locations in Afghanistan earlier in the day. asserted

it → say → day

The strikes were in response to a “deliberate and unlawful incursion into Pakistan by drones” on Wednesday, Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Thursday. asserted

Tarar → say → Thursday

Tarar said in a post on his X account that Pakistan’s aerial and drone attacks hit “terrorist hideouts and support infrastructure including drone launching and storage sites”. asserted

attacks → say → sites

He also posted a video said to show the military strikes on the Afghan sites. asserted

He → post → sites

Afghanistan’s government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the air strikes targeted Kandahar, Paktia and Khost provinces. asserted

strikes → say → provinces

Taliban officials denied that their government launched drones against Pakistan on Wednesday. asserted

government → deny → Wednesday

The air raids on Thursday were carried out amid growing tensions between the former allies over attacks by armed groups in Pakistan, which triggered their worst fighting in years in February. asserted

which → carry → February

Islamabad accuses Kabul of harbouring fighters who stage cross-border attacks, but Afghanistan’s government denies harbouring anti-Pakistani armed groups and says the attacks are Pakistan’s internal problem. asserted

attacks → accuse → groups

The escalation threatens mediation efforts by China, Turkiye, Qatar and Saudi Arabia to broker a lasting peace between the two neighbours. asserted

escalation → threaten → neighbours