Pakistan's Information Minister Claims 583 Afghan Taliban Killed in Border Clashes
Pakistan's Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Ataullah Tarar, claimed in a recent update posted on X that 583 Afghan Taliban members have been killed in ongoing border clashes. He further stated that 795 other Taliban members were wounded, 242 Taliban checkpoints destroyed, 38 Taliban posts captured by Pakistani forces, and 213 Taliban armored tanks destroyed. Tarar added that Pakistani military airstrikes have targeted 64 locations in Afghanistan since their start.
The Taliban have not directly responded to Tarar's claims. However, the Taliban Ministry of Defense stated early Friday that in a Thursday night clash with Pakistani border guards in the border areas of Alisher district, Khost province, four Pakistani soldiers were killed and one Pakistani post captured.
Taliban Defense Ministry spokesman Enayatullah Khorazmi claimed that Taliban forces killed 30 Pakistani soldiers along the Durand Line. He said Taliban forces in Shorabak district, Kandahar province, captured and then mined and exploded a Pakistani military post, killing 30 Pakistani soldiers including 20 reinforcements.
Khorazmi also stated that Taliban forces captured five Pakistani military posts in Dand Patan district, Paktia province, and entered the 'Top Sar Khawchakram' and 'Anzaraki Sar' posts.
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