Pakistan Conducts Air and Ground Strikes in Nangarhar’s Goshta District

DID Press: Local sources report that Pakistani forces carried out coordinated air and ground strikes on areas in Goshta district of Nangarhar Province on Thursday, with no immediate confirmation of casualties or damage.

According to residents, aircraft and ground units targeted multiple locations near the border, triggering heavy explosions and gunfire that caused alarm among local communities.

No official statement has yet been issued by authorities in Kabul or Islamabad regarding the incident, including potential casualties or the motive behind the operation. However, witnesses reported that the sounds of explosions continued for some time in the border areas.

The development comes amid rising border tensions between Pakistani forces and the Taliban in parts of Nangarhar, Kunar, and Paktika provinces, where several cross-border exchanges of fire have been reported in recent weeks.