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Pakistan says Afghan firing kills one in border district

Pakistan Published 28 October 2026, 17:57 · archived 28 Oct 2026

ISLAMABAD: One person was killed and five injured after Afghan Taliban fired at civilian houses and a market in Pakistan’s Waziristan region, near the countries’ border, a Pakistani regional official said on Wednesday. Pakistani forces are “responding effectively and heavily” to the “unprovoked” firing on Tuesday, the Deputy Commissioner of South Waziristan Lower said on X. The Afghan Taliban claimed Pakistan had carried out four drone attacks on the district commissioner’s office and nearby security facilities in Paktika province on Tuesday. Several Pakistani soldiers were killed or wounded i...

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