Afghan authorities reported that Taliban forces allegedly killed 30 Pakistani soldiers during clashes along the Durand Line border. The fighting occurred in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, specifically in the Shorabak district, where Taliban fighters reportedly seized a Pakistani military outpost. According to Taliban defense ministry spokesperson Enayatullah Khwarazmi, the outpost was destroyed with explosives after being captured by Taliban forces.
The spokesperson claimed that among the casualties were 20 Pakistani soldiers deployed to reinforce the outpost. Additionally, Taliban fighters were said to have captured five Pakistani military posts in the Dand Patan area of Paktia, entering posts Top Sar Khwuch Karam and Anzerki Sar. Pakistani authorities have not yet confirmed the reported deaths of their soldiers.
The ongoing clashes highlight the escalating instability along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, straining relations between the two nations. Recent retaliatory strikes by Afghan forces on Pakistani military bases followed air raids by the Pakistan Air Force inside Afghanistan. Afghan defense ministry forces targeted key military locations near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, including areas connected to Kabul, the Ali-Sher district in Khost, Jalalabad, and Kandahar.
Afghan officials reported the capture of multiple Pakistani military posts in Kandahar province, particularly in the Spin Boldak and Shorabak districts. The hostilities began when Taliban-led Afghan forces launched retaliatory operations against Pakistani military installations following Pakistan’s actions targeting militants inside Afghan territory. Pakistan responded with ‘Operation Ghazab lil-Haq’ after what it described as “unprovoked firing” by Afghan forces across various border sectors.
