New Taliban–Pakistan Border Clash Reported in Khyber District

DID Press: Local sources report that a new round of clashes has broken out between Taliban forces and Pakistani border troops in the Zakha Khel area of Khyber District in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

According to local sources, the confrontation occurred on Friday in the Zakha Khel area, where Taliban forces and Pakistani border personnel exchanged gunfire for a period of time.

No official information has yet been released regarding possible casualties or damage resulting from the incident.

Sources familiar with the situation told local media that the cause of the clash remains unclear. Neither the Taliban authorities nor the Government of Pakistan had issued an official statement on the incident at the time of publication.