Pakistani military claims to have killed several armed militants from Afghanistan
Xinhua News Agency, Islamabad, September 25 (Reporter Yang Kai) - A source from the Pakistani military said on the 24th that Pakistani security forces killed several armed militants from Afghanistan in the Gulistan area of Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan during the night.
The source stated that Pakistani security forces were still intermittently exchanging fire with the militants, and that they would maintain a high level of vigilance in the border area, ready to respond promptly and effectively to any incursions from Afghanistan into Pakistani territory.
Afghan government spokesman Mujahid issued a statement on social media on the 24th, saying that the Pakistani military launched airstrikes on three provinces in Afghanistan early that day, resulting in at least four deaths.
The statement said that the attacks affected the eastern Afghan provinces of Paktia, Khost, and the southern province of Kandahar, all of which border Pakistan, and that the Afghan government would respond "appropriately" to the "barbaric aggression."
Pakistani security forces killed several armed militants from Afghanistan during intermittent firefights in Gulistan, Balochistan on September 24. The Afghan government reported that Pakistan conducted airstrikes in Paktia, Khost, and Kandahar provinces, resulting in at least four deaths. Pakistan remains on high alert for any incursions from Afghanistan.
- Pakistani security forces killed several armed militants from Afghanistan in Gulistan, Balochistan.
- Intermittent firefights occurred between the militants and Pakistani forces.
- The Afghan government reported airstrikes by Pakistan in three Afghan provinces, resulting in casualties.