RAWALPINDI: Security forces successfully repulsed a series of cross-border attacks launched by Afghan Taliban fighters in the Spin Boldak area of Balochistan and the Kurram Sector of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the attacks began in the early hours of October 15 when Taliban militants targeted four locations in Spin Boldak. The assault was reportedly carried out through divided villages along the Pak–Afghan border, with no regard for the local civilian population.
The ISPR said that the attackers also destroyed the Pak–Afghan Friendship Gate on the Afghan side, indicating their disregard for mutual trade and cross-border facilitation for divided tribes.
Pakistani forces responded swiftly, killing 15 to 20 Taliban fighters and injuring several others. The situation in the area remains “developing,” with reports of further militant build-ups at nearby staging points, including those of Fitna Al Khwarij, the military added.
The Spin Boldak incident followed another attempted infiltration late on October 14, when Afghan Taliban and Fitna Al Khwarij elements attacked Pakistani border posts in the Kurram Sector.
ISPR said the attacks were “effectively repulsed,” resulting in heavy losses for the attackers. Eight Afghan posts, including six tanks, were destroyed in Pakistan’s “effective yet proportionate” response. An estimated 25 to 30 militants were killed during the engagement.
The military rejected Taliban claims that Pakistan initiated the attack, calling the allegations “outrageous and blatant lies,” and said such propaganda could be disproved through basic fact-checks.
“The Armed Forces stand resolute and fully prepared to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan. All acts of aggression against Pakistan will be responded to with full force,” the ISPR statement concluded.
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