Pakistan Responds to 'Unprovoked' Afghan Taliban Border Fire
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Pakistan Responds to 'Unprovoked' Afghan Taliban Fire Along Border
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CNBC TV18•27-02-2026, 00:00
Pakistan Responds to 'Unprovoked' Afghan Taliban Fire Along Border
•Pakistan's security forces responded to "unprovoked fire" by Afghan Taliban forces at multiple points along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border on Thursday.
•Taliban forces opened fire across several sectors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, prompting an "immediate and effective response" from Pakistani troops.
•Pakistan claimed to inflict heavy casualties and destroy multiple posts and equipment.
•Afghanistan stated it attacked Pakistani military positions in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes, raising fears of escalating violence.
•Clashes along the 2,600-km border are the latest flare-up threatening a fragile ceasefire after deadly October clashes.