Pak-Afghan Border Clash Leaves 13 Taliban Fighters Dead Overnight
Pakistan says its troops stopped an armed push from across the border, killing more than a dozen fighters and wounding several others.
Β Pak-Afghan – (Staff Reporter/Web Desk) – A fresh Pak-Afghan border clash has left at least 13 Afghan Taliban fighters dead, Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Friday.
The fighting broke out overnight between September 24 and 25 in the Gulistan sector, a tense stretch along the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier.
Officials say Taliban forces tried to push into Pakistani territory. Security personnel say they pushed back hard, hitting several posts on the other side.
The ministry shared its account on X, calling the clash a clear case of Afghan aggression that Pakistani troops managed to stop.
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It also pushed back against Kabul’s version of events. Afghan officials had claimed a Pakistani post near Spin Boldak was destroyed, with no losses on their side.
Islamabad called that claim false. The ministry said Kabul’s story was fabricated and released footage it says proves what really happened at the border.
This clash didn’t come out of nowhere. Days earlier, Pakistan carried out air and drone strikes at ten spots inside Afghanistan. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the strikes were a direct answer to drone attacks launched from Afghan soil.
Security sources say Pakistani forces shot down eight drones that had crossed into their airspace. Four fell near Torkham. The other four came down in the hills around Kohat.
Tensions along this border have been building for years, but this week marks one of the sharpest flare-ups in months.
Trouble in Balochistan too
While the border clash was unfolding, Pakistan’s military said it had wrapped up a separate, deadly week in Balochistan.
The Inter-Services Public Relations wing says security forces have killed 33 India-backed militants in the province since September 21.
Officials link the fighters to groups they call Fitna Al Khawarij and Fitna Al Hindustan, both of which Pakistan accuses India of quietly supporting.
On September 24, troops raided more hideouts as part of an ongoing mission called Operation Shaban. Five fighters were killed in that raid, taking the operation’s total to 22.
Soldiers also recovered weapons, ammunition, and explosives from the sites. The military says the clean-up work will continue until every threat in the area is gone.
A day later, on September 25, troops carried out another raid, this time in Nushki district. Officials say 11 more fighters were killed in that operation.
The military says this campaign, run under the banner “Azm e Istehkam,” will keep going at full strength.
A relationship still stuck in conflict
Cross-border attacks have risen sharply in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan since the Taliban took power in Kabul back in 2021.
Pakistan has asked Kabul many times to stop militants from using Afghan soil to plan attacks. Afghan officials reject the accusation.
In February 2026, Pakistan launched a military campaign called Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, months after both sides had agreed to a ceasefire in October 2025.
Despite several rounds of talks since then, the core dispute hasn’t gone anywhere. Militant safe havens remain the biggest sticking point between the two neighbours.
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