Pakistani forces kill Afghan Taliban fighters in border escalation

Pakistani security forces report ongoing cross-border fire in latest escalation in fighting between the neighbours.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A member of Taliban security forces uses a metal detector amid the rubble of a house that was damaged in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Gurbuz district of Khost province, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2026 [Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff , AFP , AP and Reuters Published On 25 Sep 2026 25 Sep 2026 Pakistan has foiled an “attempted Afghan aggression” on the Pakistan-Afghan border.

Pakistani security sources said several Afghan members of the Taliban were killed in an intermittent exchange of fire in the Gulistan area of the border on Friday and that fighting was ongoing.

There has been no official confirmation from either country involved.