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Pakistan Artillery Strikes Taliban Posts After Border Infiltration Attempt in Kurram
- •Tensions escalated on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border following an alleged infiltration attempt in Pakistan's Kurram sector.
- •Pakistani security sources reported that the infiltration was thwarted, leading to firing from Afghan Taliban positions.
- •Militants, identified by Pakistani authorities as Fitna al-Khawarij, reportedly tried to cross into Kurram from Afghanistan.
- •The infiltration route is linked to Afghan Taliban positions in Nangarhar and Paktia.
- •Pakistani artillery subsequently targeted Taliban posts in response to the border clash.
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Tensions and artillery exchanges along the Kurram sector intensified after Pakistani security forces thwarted an alleged infiltration attempt linked to militant positions in Afghanistan's Nangarhar and Paktia provinces.
Fitna al-Khawarij is a term used by Pakistani authorities to designate the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group. Pakistani security sources reported that militants from this group attempted to cross into Kurram from Afghanistan, triggering retaliatory artillery fire.
Relations between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban have steadily deteriorated due to growing mutual distrust since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021. Islamabad frequently accuses the administration of harboring the TTP, which the Taliban government rejects.
