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Afghanistan says 28 dead fighters came from Pakistan as Islamabad denies ties

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Afghanistan’s defense ministry reported killing 28 fighters and wounding 32 others in the eastern province of Nuristan on Sunday. The Afghan government claimed these fighters included Islamic State militants who traveled from Pakistan, alleging Pakistani support for the attack. In response, Pakistan’s information ministry denied any involvement by its security forces or intelligence agencies in Afghanistan, calling the allegations "frivolous and baseless."

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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 says 28 dead fighters came from Pakistan as Islamabad denies ties Pakistan’s information ministry rejected all allegations that its security forces or intelligence agencies are involved in Afghanistan at all Afghanistan’s defence ministry said on Sunday its forces had killed 28 fighters and wounded 32 in the eastern province of Nuristan after a group it said included Islamic State militants travelled from Pakistan. The ministry alleged Pakistani militias had supported the fighters and that most of them were former Afghan government security personnel.

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2026-09-27 · South China Morning Post

Afghanistan says 28 dead fighters came from Pakistan as Islamabad denies ties · assertive framing

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Pakistan’s information ministry rejected the allegations, describing them as “frivolous, baseless and devoid of any truth” in a post on social media. asserted

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The ministry denied that its security forces or intelligence agencies were involved in clashes in Nuristan, had recruited or trained former Afghan security personnel, or had facilitated Islamic State or other militant groups in Afghanistan. asserted

forces → deny → Afghanistan