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Afghanistan Claims Killing 28 Cross-Border Militants Amid Escalating Fighting With Pakistan

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Cross-border violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan has intensified significantly with heavy casualties reported on both sides of the frontier.

What's new · 2d agoAfghanistan's defence ministry announced it killed 28 militants entering Nuristan province from Pakistan, following earlier Pakistani air strikes and border clashes.

Afghanistan's defence ministry stated that its troops killed 28 fighters and injured 32 others after an armed group crossed the border from Pakistan into Nuristan province. The announcement marks the latest escalation in days of heavy border clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces along the frontier. The fighting follows earlier artillery exchanges, cross-border incursions, and Pakistani aerial strikes targeting multiple locations inside Afghanistan.

Afghan authorities stated the group that crossed into Nuristan included Islamic State fighters.
The military engagement resulted in 28 fighters killed and 32 wounded, according to Kabul.
Pakistani forces previously executed air and drone strikes on ten Afghan locations.
Clashes included border post shelling and firefights in Pakistan's Gulistan region earlier in the week.

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By the numbers

28fighters killed by Afghan forces

32fighters wounded by Afghan forces

10locations targeted by Pakistani air strikes

Timeline

Sep 23Pakistani officials reported border post shelling following a thwarted cross-border infiltration.
Sep 24Pakistan conducted drone and aerial strikes across ten sites inside Afghanistan.
Sep 25Pakistani troops repelled an attack in Gulistan, killing several Afghan Taliban fighters.
Sep 27Afghan forces reported killing 28 cross-border militants in Nuristan province.

Why it matters

Relations along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border have sharply deteriorated due to recurring skirmishes and mutual accusations of harbouring cross-border militant groups.

What outlets agree on

Both countries acknowledge intense ongoing fighting and cross-border skirmishes along the shared frontier.

Where coverage differs

Each side accuses the other of initiating cross-border incursions and harbouring hostile militant factions.

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PakistanAfghanistanDefenceTerrorismAfghan TalibanNuristanIslamic State

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