Pakistan reports killing of 26 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) members in border raids

Kabul Times News | Report: Mursal Rahmani

The Pakistani Ministry of Information and Media announced that the country’s army carried out operations in the border areas between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday evening.

According to Pakistani officials, the attacks were carried out in response to recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan and targeted individuals whom Islamabad considers responsible for planning and organizing these attacks.

Pakistani officials claim that as a result of these operations, 26 members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed.

Further details about the exact location of the attacks, the identities of the dead, and the possible number of civilian casualties have not been released. Also, Taliban officials in Afghanistan have not yet officially responded to these claims.

In recent months, security tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have increased, and Pakistani officials have repeatedly expressed concern about the presence and activities of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) members in the border areas of Afghanistan; A claim that the Afghan Taliban have previously denied.

This news comes as the security situation along the Afghan-Pakistani border remains a contentious issue between the two sides.