Conflict & Security
Pakistan and Afghan forces clash along shared border, casualties reported
October 17, 2026 at 05:28 PM
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يواليوم السابع
قتلى وجرحى فى اشتباكات مسلحة عنيفة على الحدود بين باكستان وأفغانستان
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MAMasrawy
قتلى وجرحى باشتباكات حدودية بين باكستان وأفغانستان
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
عاجل | مصدر حكومي أفغاني للجزيرة: قتلى وجرحى في اشتباكات بين القوات الأفغانية والباكستانية على الحدود
(opens the publisher’s site)Armed clashes have erupted between Pakistani and Afghan forces along their shared border, leaving dead and wounded on both sides, according to an Afghan government official.
- An Afghan government source confirmed to Al Jazeera that the clashes killed and wounded forces on both sides.
- Pakistani security sources said Taliban fighters opened fire without provocation in the Tida and Juzgarhi sectors, prompting a Pakistani military response.
- Pakistani strikes destroyed the Taliban's Shibola base camp and killed its members along the border, security sources said.
- Pakistan's information ministry said recent airstrikes inside Afghanistan killed fighters from the Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan groups.