20 Terrorists associated with Fitna Al-Khawarij, Afghan Taliban Warriors Killed: ISPR
In a major escalation along the Pak-Afghan border, Afghan Taliban fighters launched in coordination with terrorists attached to Fitna Al-Khawarij, attacking three different points near the Chaman border early Wednesday morning.
The Pakistani army responded quickly, killed at least 20 terrorists, and forced the rest to retreat, security sources said.
According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the attack occurred in four different places in the spin ballak area of ​​Balochistan.
During the attack, terrorists blasted the Pak-Afghan friendship sport, a key transition point that facilitates trade and civil movement between the two countries. Officials said the destruction of the gate demonstrates the Afghan Taliban’s opposition to legitimate cross -border trade and regional stability.
The coordinated assault targeted both border security infrastructure and Pakistani military positions. The counter -offensive of Pakistani forcing the striker and caused significant losses on the terrorist’s side. The terrorists used villages nearby as hiding and civilians as human shields. A tactic that was increasingly used by the Afghan Taliban and Khawarij elements to avoid direct commitment, security officials said.
Fitna Al-Khawarij is the expression the state uses to refer to described militant clothing Tehreek-E-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since the war with India in May 2025.
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In a related development the night before the night before, Pakistani army units averted another infiltration experiment in the Kurram sector, where the Taliban and Khawarij warriors reportedly tried to violate Pakistani defense.
In the subsequent operation, Pakistani forces destroyed eight Taliban positions and six armored tanks and killed several rebels. Eight posts, including six tanks, were destroyed in the effective but proportionate response of Pakistani troops. Several caches of US-made weapons were also seized from the site.
The area in and around Kurram has since remained calmly without fresh hostilities reported after Pakistan’s retaliatory strike.
There remain excited conditions in the border town of Chaman, where Afghan forces opened unprovoked fire against civilian areas and injured at least 10 people, including two children. The wounded were immediately moved to a nearby hospital where they receive medical treatment.
According to security sources, two Frontier Corps (FC) staff were martyrated as a result of the Afghan Taliban firing, while several others remain under treatment at Chaman Hospital. In light of the situation, all educational institutions in Chaman have been closed for the day and the ongoing polio vaccination campaign has been suspended.
In return, Pakistani forces, suspected of Afghan Taliban positions located in Wesh Mandi and Spin Boldak across the border. Reports show that two people were killed and ten injured in the counter -attack.
Security sources say that heavy cross -border firing is still going on, creating an atmosphere of fear and panic among residents of the border areas. The locals have been asked to remain indoors.
Dilbar Khan, a local journalist from Chaman, reported that the situation remains tense in the area that has been seized. Two Pakistanis have been martyrated and many others wounded. The limit has been closed in the last three days, bringing all trade and business activities to standstill.
He added that thousands of Afghan citizens to be repatriated are now stranded due to the end of the border. However, they are temporarily accommodated in a designated place called Master Plan where they facilitate.
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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif expresses concern about these provocations of Afghan Taliban, “Fitna-E-Hindustan” and “Fitna Al-Khawarij” along the border between Pakistan-Afghanistan.
The prime minister praised the security forces for successfully averting an attack from the Afghan Taliban in the Kurram sector.
The Pakistani army gave a strong and appropriate answer to the unprovoked aggression of the Afghan Taliban, Shehbaz said. The sovereignty and integrity of the country will be defended at all costs, he added.
Shehbaz also said that the use of Afghan Earth to carry out terrorist activities in Pakistan is very condesal.
Intelligence reports suggest that more terrorists are re-grouping in the Spin Boldak region of Afghanistan and raising concerns about further cross-border aggression.
