At least 15 terrorists killed in Pakistan’s KPK province close to Afghanistan border
Security forces in Pakistan killed 15 militants attempting to infiltrate the border from Afghanistan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The military blamed the Afghan Taliban for failing to prevent the use of their soil by terrorist organizations.
Why it matters
This incident underscores the ongoing security instability and diplomatic friction between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban regime regarding border management.
At least 15 terrorists have been killed and their attempt to infiltrate the border in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province foiled by security forces, the military’s media wing said on Thursday (September 3, 2026).
The terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij were trying to infiltrate the Pakistan-Afghanistan border opposite North Waziristan district on the intervening night of August 31 and September 1, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
Fitna al-Khawarij is a term that the state uses for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
The operation lasted 36 hours and 15 terrorists were killed, it said.
During the sanitisation operation, a significant quantity of weapons and ammunition were also recovered.
“This incident along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border once again vindicates Pakistan’s persistent stance regarding the abject failure of the Afghan Taliban regime to deny the use of Afghan soil to the terrorist organisation,” the ISPR said.
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