Pakistan Army destroys Afghan Taliban base camp after cross-border firing in Kurram

The Pakistan Army has responded to what security sources said was unjustified firing by Afghan Taliban forces along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper Kurram area, killing several Taliban personnel and destroying a base camp, sources said.

The shooting was recorded in Taida sector and other border areas including Ghozgarhi on Saturday The exchange of fire came when Afghan Taliban fighters reportedly tried to help foreign militants cross into Pakistan, state media quoted security sources as saying.

The Pakistan Army fired heavy weaponry and shelled locations held by the Afghan Taliban in the border region in retaliation. The claimed casualties and damage to military installations are occurring amid ongoing tensions between Islamabad and Kabul over cross-border militancy and security threats.