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Pakistan Army responds to ‘unprovoked’ Afghan Taliban firing in Kurram sector: state media

Pakistan Published 17 October 2026, 22:04 · archived 17 Oct 2026

Pakistan’s military was responding with heavy weapons to unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban in the Kurram sector along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, state-run PTV News reported citing sources on Saturday. The sources said the Pakistan Army’s retaliatory action destroyed several Afghan Taliban posts, forcing personnel to abandon their positions and flee. They said the Afghan Taliban regime had opened fire in support of terrorists. The security sources said the Pakistan Army remained alert and determined to defend the country’s borders and safeguard national security. Meanwhile, Commande...

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