Afghan Taliban, Pakistani military clash along the border

The Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani military skirmished along their joint border overnight after the Taliban launched a “retaliatory operation” for the Pakistani Air Force targeting the head of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan (TTP) two days ago. Taliban Ministry of Defense Spokesman Enayat Khowarazm said the operations were launched in response to “repeated violations of Afghanistan’s airspace and the aerial bombardment on Afghanistan’s territory by the Pakistani military.” On the night of October 9, the Taliban military targeted TTP emir Noor Wali Mehsud in an airstrike on the Afghan capital of Kabul. The Pakistani Inter-Services Public Relations division (ISPR) described the Afghan Taliban’s attacks as a “cowardly action, which included fire and [a] few physical raids” and “was aimed at destabilizing the border areas to facilitate terrorism.” The ISPR said the attack was “repelled … decisively all along the border and [Pakistani forces] inflicted heavy casualties on Taliban Forces and affiliated Khwarjis.”

Author: Bill Roggio

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