"The air and ground strikes, which hit Taliban military posts, headquarters and ammunition depots in multiple sectors along the border, came after Afghanistan launched an attack on Pakistani border forces, the officials said. Both sides reported heavy losses in the fighting, which Pakistan's defence minister said amounted to an 'open war'."
"Islamabad says that the leadership of militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and many of its fighters are based in Afghanistan, and that armed insurgents seeking independence for the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan also use Afghanistan as a safe haven. Militancy has increased every year since 2022 with attacks by the TTP and Baloch insurgents growing."
"Pakistan welcomed the return to power of the Taliban in 2021, with then-Prime Minister Imran Khan saying that Afghans had 'broken the shackles of slavery'. But Islamabad soon found that the Taliban were not as cooperative as it had hoped."
Pakistan launched air and ground strikes against Taliban military installations, headquarters, and ammunition depots across multiple border sectors in Afghanistan. The strikes followed an Afghan attack on Pakistani border forces and represent an escalation of months-long tensions between the two nations. Both countries reported significant casualties. Earlier border clashes in October killed dozens of soldiers before international mediation by Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia established a fragile ceasefire. Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harboring Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and Baloch insurgents, while Afghanistan denies these allegations. The Taliban government has proven less cooperative with Pakistan than initially expected after returning to power in 2021.
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