Pakistani security forces thwarted an attempted attack and cross-border incursion in the Gulistan border sector, killing several members of the Afghan Taliban during the operation. The border skirmish led to sustained, intermittent exchanges of fire and mortar shelling along the frontier, leaving Pakistani border units on high alert. The ground confrontation follows consecutive Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan, including strikes on 10 locations in Kandahar, Paktia, and Khost targeting alleged drone launch and storage sites. Islamabad maintains that Kabul actively harbors anti-Pakistan militants staging cross-border attacks, while the Taliban government has claimed that Pakistani airstrikes have killed innocent Afghani civilians including women and children.

Full report : Pakistan Thwarts Border Infiltration by Afghan Taliban Forces Amid Escalating Clashes.