Pakistan hits back, destroys multiple Afghan posts after border aggression

Afghan forces opened unprovoked fire at multiple locations along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, prompting a forceful and befitting response by the Pakistan Army that destroyed several Afghan posts and killed dozens of their soldiers and militants, security sources said on Saturday.

According to officials, the coordinated assault originated from across several key sectors, including Angoor Adda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, Chitral in K-P, and Baramcha in Balochistan. The firing, the officials claimed, was aimed at facilitating the illegal entry of Khawarij — the state-designated term for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — into Pakistani territory.

“Pakistan Army posts responded immediately and decisively,” security sources said. “The counteroffensive effectively targeted and destroyed multiple Afghan border posts. Dozens of Afghan soldiers and Khawarij were killed in the action.”

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Sources said that following the retaliatory strikes, several Taliban fighters abandoned their positions and fled, leaving behind the bodies of their comrades. “Bodies are scattered, and the posts have been deserted in panic,” one source confirmed.

The cross-border aggression came at a diplomatically sensitive moment, as Afghanistan’s foreign minister is currently on an official visit to India — a move that has led to a source of high concern in Islamabad.

Security sources believe the timing and coordination of the attack — coinciding with reported militant movement along the border — raise serious questions about the role of Afghan forces in facilitating cross-border militancy.

As of late Saturday, the Pakistan Army’s retaliatory operations were reported to be continuing in some sectors, with troops on high alert along the western frontier.

“Pakistan reserves the right to defend its territorial integrity against any act of aggression,” another official said, adding that any attempt to aid or abet Khawarij infiltration “will be met with a firm and proportionate response.”