12 Pakistani soldiers killed, several injured as Taliban launches deadly attack in Pakistan, destroys hideouts of ISIS terrorists, PM Shebaz to…

New Delhi: In a major development, the Afghan army launched multiple attacks inside Pakistan. The Afghan Taliban confirmed the strikes, describing them as a retaliatory action against attacks by the Pakistani army. According to the reports, the Afghan forces stormed several Pakistani military posts, and at least 12 Pakistani soldiers were killed. Afghanistan’s security forces also targeted Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists sheltered by Pakistan across the Durand Line — the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

The strikes were carried out on ISIS hideouts located across the notional Durand Line — near Zakeemullah, on the Pakistani side opposite Nari district in Kunar and Kamdesh district in Nuristan province. The ISIS bases inside Pakistan, situated near the border, were allegedly operating under the protection of the Pakistani army and were involved in suspicious activities against the Afghan Taliban.

Here are some of the important details:

• Afghan security forces launched attacks on Pakistani military posts located in border areas.
• These attacks were carried out from Afghanistan’s Nangarhar, Paktia, Kunar, and Nuristan provinces, targeting Pakistani border posts.
• The 7th Frontier Corps of the Azam Corps has reported the deaths of 12 Pakistani soldiers.
• During the operation, Afghan forces captured one of the Pakistani army’s posts.
• According to Afghan media reports, in a separate incident in Khost, two Pakistani soldiers have been captured alive.
• Citing security sources in Khost, it has been reported that Afghan forces captured two Pakistani soldiers in an injured but alive condition in the Palucha area.
• It has also been claimed that seven Pakistani army posts were destroyed in the border area of Maruf district in Kandahar.

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