Afghanistan’s Taliban regime reports conducting operations on the border with Pakistan, leaving several individuals wounded in the southwestern Balochistan province.
Pakistan’s military confirmed the interception of four basic drones and stated that any further provocation would be met with a decisive response. The BBC has yet to independently verify the incident.
This flare‑up follows Pakistan’s own air strikes on Afghanistan last Sunday, which the United Nations reports resulted in 28 civilian casualties.
The region has witnessed renewed hostilities after a period of relative calm. A ceasefire was reached in October following weeks of lethal clashes.
Pakistan has consistently accused Afghanistan of sheltering militants who conduct attacks on its soil—an allegation the Taliban government disputes.
Conversely, Kabul has condemned Islamabad’s attacks as unprovoked, asserting that its strikes target militants only.
The Afghan government stated that Pakistan’s Sunday operation struck residential areas, raising the civilian death toll to 36, with over 160 injured. Officials described the attack as a “cowardly act” and an “atrocity”.
Pakistan reported a border‑based ground operation and air strikes aimed at militant hideouts in Afghanistan’s Paktia, Paktika and Kunar provinces. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar claimed 29 militants were neutralised in response to “recent terrorist attacks against innocent people”.
The BBC remains unable to confirm the figures provided by either side.
Border tensions and aerial strikes in the area have resulted in dozens of deaths in recent months, according to officials from both countries.
In February, clashes between the nations claimed dozens of lives. In March, a Pakistani strike on a Kabul drug rehabilitation centre caused hundreds of casualties.
Earlier in June, Pakistan launched lethal air strikes that killed 26 militants. The Taliban government reported that 13 people, including children, were also killed in those strikes.
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