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Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed after crossing from Pakistan

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On September 27, 2026, Afghanistan's Defence Ministry reported that its forces had killed 28 fighters and wounded 32 in Nuristan province after the group crossed from Pakistan. The ministry alleged that this incursion included Islamic State militants and was supported by Pakistani militias, with many of the attackers being former Afghan government security personnel trained in Pakistan. This claim comes amid escalating tensions between the two countries; Pakistan had conducted airstrikes on September 21, claiming to target militants but causing civilian casualties according to Afghanistan’s officials.

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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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Afghanistan's Defence Ministry said on Sunday (September 27, 2026) that its forces had killed 28 fighters and wounded 32 in the eastern province of Nuristan, after a group it said included Islamic State militants crossed from Pakistan.

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🔮 Pakistan's military and Information Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and Reuters could not independently verify the Ministry's account or its casualty figures.

2026-09-27 · The Hindu

Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed after crossing from Pakistan · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 2 hedged)

it → say → Pakistan

The Ministry alleged Pakistani militias had supported the fighters, and that most of them were former Afghan government security personnel. asserted

most → allege → them

Pakistan's military and Information Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and Reuters could not independently verify the Ministry's account or its casualty figures. uncertain

Reuters → respond → account

Kabul's claim that Pakistani intelligence trained and sent former Afghan security personnel across the border is a direct allegation of state involvement in an armed incursion. uncertain

intelligence → train → incursion

It comes less than a week after Pakistan launched airstrikes inside Afghanistan, saying it had targeted militants. asserted

it → come → militants

Pakistan has repeatedly accused Afghanistan of sheltering fighters who attack its territory, a charge Kabul denies. asserted

Kabul → accuse → charge

The Ministry said the group crossed into Kamdesh, a district of Nuristan near the Pakistani border, on Saturday (September 26, 2026), intending to carry out attacks. asserted

group → say → attacks

Afghan forces launched an operation, and the surviving fighters fled back across the border towards Pakistani militia positions, it said. asserted

it → launch → positions

It alleged that Pakistani armed personnel and militia members had coordinated with the fighters, but withdrew when fighting began. asserted

fighting → allege → fighters

The Ministry also accused Pakistani intelligence of taking former Afghan security personnel to Pakistan under the pretext of offering them assistance, training them and sending them towards Nuristan. asserted

Ministry → accuse → Nuristan

The incident follows Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan on September 21, 2026, that Islamabad said killed 28 militants. asserted

Islamabad → follow → militants

Afghan officials said civilians were killed, and the U.N. mission in Afghanistan confirmed three civilian deaths. asserted

mission → say → deaths