The Taliban administration announced that it attacked Islamist elements across the border inside Pakistan. No details on targets, casualties, or locations were provided, and Pakistan has not yet commented.
The Taliban administration announced that it had attacked Islamist elements operating inside Pakistan, according to a brief statement published Friday morning. The announcement marks a reversal in the typical pattern of cross-border attacks between the two countries, which in recent days have seen Pakistan striking alleged militant positions inside Afghanistan.
Earlier this week, The Zioneer reported that the Pakistani military struck Taliban positions along the border (June 10, 01:04 Jerusalem), and that the Taliban claimed Pakistani airstrikes killed at least 13 in three Afghan provinces — Khost, Kunar, and Paktika — though those reports were unverified by independent sources (June 10, 12:01 Jerusalem). Today's announcement is the first time the Taliban has publicly claimed a cross-border attack of its own in this cycle.
The statement provided no specifics — no precise target location, no casualty figures — and no independent verification of an attack across the border has emerged. Pakistan has not responded publicly. The development comes amid increased tension along the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier, where both sides have accused each other of harboring armed groups.
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