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13 Afghan Taliban personnel killed in overnight border clash, Pakistan says. Kabul denies the claim

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Afghan, A. Q., & Ahmed, M. (2026, September 25). 13 Afghan Taliban personnel killed in overnight border clash, Pakistan says. Kabul denies the claim. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asia/13-afghan-taliban-personnel-killed-in-overnight-border-clash-pakistan-says-kabul-denies-the-claim/article_d59b4e31-f57c-5283-aaf7-61c52a96c235.html

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Pakistan's Information Ministry reported Friday that at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel died during overnight clashes along the southwestern border in Balochistan’s Gulistan sector. The ministry claimed Pakistani forces defended against what they termed an “attempted Afghan aggression.” Afghanistan has denied this claim. This incident comes after recent tensions including Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan territory.

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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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Overnight fighting along the southwestern border left at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel dead, Pakistan said Friday, in a claim Afghanistan denied. uncertain

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It was the latest escalation between the neighbors following Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan territory. asserted

It → follow → territory

Pakistan’s Information Ministry said in a post on X that its forces repelled what it called an “attempted Afghan aggression” in the Gulistan sector of southwestern Balochistan province. asserted

it → say → province

It said “at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel were killed and several injured” Thursday night. asserted

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13 Afghan Taliban personnel killed in overnight border clash, Pakistan says. Kabul denies the claim

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