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Pakistan Thwarts Taliban Attack Near Gulistan Border, Kills Several Fighters
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Firstpost•25-09-2026, 10:42
Pakistan Thwarts Taliban Attack Near Gulistan Border, Kills Several Fighters
- •Pakistani forces thwarted a cross-border attack near Gulistan, killing several Afghan Taliban fighters in a "retaliatory" response.
- •The incident marks an escalation after three months of calm, following a recent attack on a police facility in north-western Pakistan that killed 24 people.
- •Pakistan's air force conducted strikes inside Afghanistan, targeting sites used for launching and storing drones, and previously killed 28 militants in border region airstrikes.
- •The two countries are increasingly at odds over cross-border militancy, with Pakistan accusing the Afghan Taliban of sheltering militant groups, an allegation Kabul denies.
- •Hostilities peaked in February with intense fighting, followed by a Pakistani airstrike in March that Islamabad claims targeted military installations, while the Afghan Taliban alleged it hit a drug rehabilitation center.
Key Questions Answered
Pakistani forces took retaliatory action after Afghan Taliban fighters attempted to trespass into Pakistani territory and carry out an act of aggression.
The clash followed an attack on a north-western Pakistan police facility that killed at least 24 people, which led to Pakistani airstrikes targeting sites inside Afghanistan.
Islamabad accuses the Afghan Taliban government of sheltering Islamist militant groups that stage cross-border attacks, whereas Kabul consistently rejects this, insisting that internal militancy is a domestic matter for Pakistan to address.
