Pakistan Says It Targeted Taliban Positions After Border Clashes in Kurram

DID Press: Pakistani security sources have said that Taliban forces opened fire on Saturday in the Taida and Ghuzgari areas of Upper Kurram district in northwestern Pakistan, prompting a retaliatory response from the Pakistani army.

According to the sources, the Taliban forces allegedly opened fire to facilitate the cross-border movement of foreign militants. In response, the Pakistani army targeted Tubser positions and the Shapola base, which the sources said belonged to Taliban forces.

The Pakistani security sources claimed that several Taliban fighters were killed along the Ghuzgari border area and that the Shapola base was destroyed in retaliatory strikes.The sources also said that Taliban forces abandoned one border post following the Pakistani army’s response.

As of the time of publication, no independently verified details were available on the number of casualties, the extent of the damage, or an official response from Taliban authorities in Afghanistan.