Pakistan says it hit Afghan Taliban posts after border attack in South Waziristan kills civilian

Mixed · 2Afghan Taliban forces fired mortars into Angoor Adda in South Waziristan, northwest Pakistan, killing one civilian and wounding five others, according to Pakistani officials. 1 2 Centre · 1Security sources told Geo News the wounded were from the same family, and that the Pakistan Army responded by destroying several Afghan Taliban checkposts across the border. 2 Centre · 1The sources said the military response was continuing and troops remained on high alert. 2

Right · 1A local government administrator said on X that the shelling damaged shops in a bazaar, and that Pakistani forces were responding "effectively and heavily". 1 Right · 1Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi condemned what he called unprovoked Afghan Taliban aggression against civilian homes and the bazaar, and said Pakistan would never tolerate attacks on its people or violations of its sovereignty. 1 Right · 1There was no immediate comment from Kabul, and AP reported it was unclear what triggered the exchange of fire. 1

Centre · 1The incident follows earlier clashes in the Angoor Adda sector, including mortar shelling in late April and renewed hostilities in February, when Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq. 2 Mixed · 2It came days after Islamabad urged Kabul to take verifiable action against militants it says use Afghan territory, including the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) and the Baloch Liberation Army; Kabul has repeatedly denied this. 1 2