Pakistan's military launched airstrikes on Monday targeting militant hideouts in the border region with Afghanistan, killing at least 28 fighters, according to Islamabad. The strikes destroyed three sites, including a suicide bombers' training centre linked to Fitna al Khawarij — the government's designation for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a militant group that has claimed responsibility for a wave of recent attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan's northwestern province bordering Afghanistan). The Afghan Taliban government disputed the account, saying the strikes killed three civilians in Kunar province and vowed an "appropriate response", though both sides' claims could not be independently verified.
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Pakistan strikes militant targets in Afghanistan border region, killing at least 28[Updated]
Tuesday, 22 September 2026, 06:10 · 1 min read
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Pakistani troops in Balochistan's Gulistan sector subsequently repelled a separate ground infiltration attempt by Afghan Taliban fighters on Thursday, killing several in an exchange of fire that continued past midnight, according to Pakistani state media. The strikes earlier that day hit Afghan Taliban military infrastructure including the 203 Mansouri Corps base in Paktia province, with reports of damaged houses in Khost province, though no casualties were confirmed there. Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the strikes targeted Kandahar, Paktia, and Khost provinces, while Taliban officials denied their government was responsible for the drone launches that Pakistan cited as justification for the strikes.
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Pakistan has significantly expanded its military operations, launching precision aerial and drone strikes against 10 locations inside Afghanistan in the early hours of Thursday, which Islamabad said were used to store and launch drones against Pakistani targets. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the strikes were conducted in exercise of Pakistan's "sovereign right to self-defence", after Pakistani air defence systems intercepted eight drones launched by Afghan Taliban forces following a Pakistani operation to repel a cross-border militant infiltration attempt. The strikes extended beyond the border region to include Kandahar city in southern Afghanistan — the historic stronghold of the Taliban leadership — marking a notable geographic escalation. The UN Security Council has separately condemned a recent terrorist attack on Kohat's Police Lines, calling for the perpetrators and their sponsors to be brought to justice.
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