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After Kashmir, Now Afghanistan? Pakistan Sends Terrorists Across Durand Line, Taliban Repels 70.
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News18•27-09-2026, 20:16
After Kashmir, Now Afghanistan? Pakistan Sends Terrorists Across Durand Line, Taliban Repels 70.
  • •Pakistan, long accused of cross-border terrorism against India, is now facing similar allegations from Afghanistan.
  • •Afghan Taliban sources claim approximately 70 armed anti-Taliban fighters from Pakistan attempted to enter Afghanistan via Nuristan.
  • •The Taliban asserts its intelligence detected the infiltration attempt, stopping the fighters in the Kamdesh area, leading to heavy firing.
  • •According to the Taliban administration, four anti-Taliban fighters were killed and 10 arrested during the encounter.
  • •The Taliban alleges Pakistan is attempting to send armed individuals fighting against them from its soil.

Key Questions Answered

Senior Afghan Taliban sources reported that about 70 armed anti-Taliban fighters tried to cross from Pakistan into Nuristan province. Border forces deployed in Kamdesh intercepted the group, resulting in heavy firing that left four fighters dead and 10 arrested while the rest retreated.

Pakistan demanded that Afghanistan formally designate the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a terrorist group, dismantle its infrastructure, and provide verifiable proof as a precondition to resolve ongoing border conflicts and secure peace.

Islamabad presented three primary demands during the China-facilitated talks in Urumqi, which included Kabul formally declaring the TTP a terrorist organization, dismantling its infrastructure inside Afghanistan, and providing verifiable proof of these actions.