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Pakistan Forces Destroy 7 Afghan Taliban Posts, Kill 17 in Border Clash
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News18•25-09-2026, 00:03
Pakistan Forces Destroy 7 Afghan Taliban Posts, Kill 17 in Border Clash
- •Pakistani security forces launched heavy artillery and direct strikes targeting Afghan Taliban positions along the Durand Line in the Chaman sector.
- •The retaliatory barrage destroyed at least seven Afghan Taliban posts and killed 17 fighters.
- •The clash involved heavy weaponry and tactical strikes, inflicting significant material and personnel losses on the Afghan side.
- •Images and intelligence reports indicate several fortified observation bunkers and logistical posts used by the Taliban were decimated.
- •The incident reflects escalating friction between Islamabad and the Taliban administration over border security and transnational militancy.
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Intense cross-border firing erupted in the Chaman sector after Pakistani security forces responded to incoming fire with heavy artillery and tactical strikes targeting Afghan Taliban posts.
Pakistani security sources confirmed that at least 17 Afghan Taliban fighters were killed and seven of their border positions were completely destroyed during the engagement.
Islamabad accuses the Afghan regime of providing safe havens to anti-Pakistan militant groups along the porous Durand Line, while Kabul consistently denies harbouring cross-border insurgents.
