KURRAM: Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij opened unprovoked fire on Pakistani positions along the border in Kurram district, security sources said on Tuesday.
According to the sources, Pakistani troops gave a strong and immediate response, targeting the firing positions of the Afghan Taliban and Fitna-e-Khawarij with intense retaliatory fire.
The exchange inflicted severe damage on multiple Taliban posts, while flames were seen rising from their positions, the sources added.
The sources further confirmed that a Taliban tank was destroyed in the counter-fire, forcing the attackers to abandon their posts and flee from the area.
Security sources reaffirmed that Pakistan’s forces remain on high alert and are fully capable of defending every inch of the country’s borders against any aggression.
This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.
