The Pakistani military reported that Taliban have launched “unprovoked heavy weapons fire” on its outposts near the border….
In a report released by Pakistan armed forces on social media on Saturday, Pakistan’s military said its forces responded with counterfire that killed more than 15 militants and inflicted significant losses on Taliban fighters. The military also stated that the clash was sparked by an infiltration attempt allegedly supported by Afghan Taliban elements.
Taliban, however, offered a different account. They said the attack was a response to recent Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Paktika province. According to the Taliban, those strikes, which targeted a refugee camp in the Barmal district, killed 46 people, including women and children.
What did the Taliban say?
“Several points beyond the hypothetical line, serving as centers and hideouts for malicious elements and their supporters who organized and coordinated attacks in Afghanistan, were targeted in retaliation from the southeastern direction of the country,” the Taliban’s Ministry of Defense said in a post on social media platform X.
The statement did not specifically reference Pakistan, instead saying the strikes took place “beyond the “hypothetical line'” — a term used by Afghan authorities to refer to a long disputed border with Pakistan….
According to the WHO, critical hospital departments were severely damaged during the operation. “Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burnt and destroyed during the raid,” it said in a statement on X….
