RAWALPINDI: At least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel were killed after Pakistan’s security forces thwarted an attempted aggression in the Gulistan sector, located along the Pak-Afghan border during the night of September 24-25, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Friday.
In a post on X, the ministry also rejected as fake and fabricated claim by Afganistan that a Pakistani post near Spin Boldak had been destroyed and that Afghan forces suffered no casualties.
“As per actual facts, an attempted Afghan aggression in the Gulistan sector was thwarted on night 24/ 25 September and during the process and subsequent heavy punishment inflicted on opposing Taliban posts, at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel were killed and several injured,” it added.
The development follows Pakistan’s military response to a series of attempted drone incursions from Afghanistan earlier this week. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar confirmed that Pakistan carried out precision air and drone strikes at 10 locations in Afghanistan in response to the attacks.
The ministry also released visuals of the incident, saying they provided evidence of the border engagement and subsequent action against the Afghan Taliban.
“The fabricated Afghan Ministry’s attempt is no surprise since the Taliban are habitual liars having no moral and reputational standing,” said the ministry. –Agencies
