Taliban Pakistan War: A Pakistani paramilitary force soldier was killed and 11 others were injured in firing by Afghan Taliban forces on Pakistan border posts. The firing incident came days after Pakistan carried out attacks targeting terrorists of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Defense Department sources said Afghan troops opened unprovoked firing on several Pakistani border posts in ‘Upper Kurram’ district on Saturday morning. Sources said that Afghan soldiers opened fire with light and heavy weapons on the border posts located in Ghojgarhi, Matha Sangar, Kot Ragha and Tari Mengal areas.
He said that the Pakistani Army retaliated, due to which the other side also suffered a lot of damage and seven to eight soldiers of the Afghan Army were killed in the firing. Sources said that a soldier of Pakistan ‘Frontier Constabulary’ was killed and 11 other soldiers were injured in the firing.
This firing incident took place at a time when Pakistan attacked banned TTP terrorists by targeting terrorist hideouts in Paktika province of Afghanistan.
On Friday night, terrorists attempted to infiltrate into Pakistani territory using posts controlled by the Afghan Taliban, which was foiled. After this, Afghan Taliban forces attacked on Saturday.
Pakistan had done air strike
Last Tuesday night, Pakistan carried out an air strike in Afghanistan in which at least 46 people were killed. Most of these dead were children and women.
The Taliban regime has lodged a strong protest with Islamabad on this issue and warned that Afghanistan’s territorial sovereignty is a red line. However, Islamabad has not yet said anything on the airstrike.
Pakistan and Afghanistan, once considered friends, are standing opposite each other today. How did this friendship turn into enmity:-
The biggest reason for the enmity between Islamabad and Kabul is Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP or Pakistani Taliban). The objective of TTP is to overthrow the Government of Pakistan by waging a terrorist campaign against the Pakistani armed forces and the state.
In recent days, Islamabad has repeatedly accused the Afghan government of harboring armed groups, particularly the TTP. Regarding TTP, it claims that it carries out cross-border attacks targeting Pakistani security forces. However, Kabul has been rejecting Islamabad’s claim.
Just last week, TTP fighters claimed responsibility for the killing of at least 16 Pakistani soldiers in South Waziristan. This was one of the deadliest attacks on security personnel in recent times.
According to a media report, at a UN Security Council briefing last week, Pakistani diplomat Usman Iqbal Jadun said, “With 6,000 fighters, TTP is the largest listed terrorist organization operating in Afghanistan. With safe havens close to our border, it is Pakistan’s “There is a direct and daily threat to security.”
The figures show an increase in attacks and deaths, particularly in Pakistan’s restive northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and southwestern Balochistan province. Both these provinces are adjacent to the border of Afghanistan.
According to Pakistan’s Interior Ministry, at least 924 people have died in more than 1,500 violent incidents in the first 10 months of this year. Casualties include at least 570 law enforcement personnel and 351 civilians.
According to the report, Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), an Islamabad-based research organisation, has reported more than 856 attacks so far in 2024, which is more than the 645 incidents recorded in 2023.