On October 12, a terrible battle took place on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan. This clash lasted for about seven hours, in which bullets were fired from both sides. The cannons thundered. Airplanes attacked. A Pakistani soldier, Aslam Zadran, died, whose body, wrapped in the Pakistani flag, was buried in Kurram district. After this Pakistan confessed that 25 of our soldiers were killed. Taliban is saying that it has killed 52 soldiers of Pakistan. But Pakistan, a factory of lies, is claiming to have killed 200 Taliban.
How did the clash start? Everything went wrong due to drone attack
First of all, Pakistan carried out drone attack to kill 27 terrorists hiding in their area. This attack took place on Pakistan’s soil only. The Afghan Taliban did not like this. They thought it was against them. Therefore, at around 9 pm, the Afghan Taliban attacked the Pakistani post in Gavi area on the Pakistan border. It is in Kurram district, which is part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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This attack did not stop at just one place. Soon it spread across the entire border. afghanistan Afghan army opened fire on Pakistani posts from Kunar, Nangarhar and Nuristan provinces. Afghan Taliban also fired mortar shells in Tirah Valley.
Pakistan’s answer: artillery, airplanes and heavy attacks
Pakistan also did not remain silent. Even before midnight, a fierce fight started from both sides. Pakistani army attacked Afghan posts with cannons and airplanes. Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets dropped bombs at many places inside Afghanistan. According to sources, the PAF targeted enemy positions in Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, Paktia and Paktika provinces.
In these attacks…
- The sounds of explosions were heard deep inside Afghanistan.
- Strong positions like Aziz, Rawat and Naka were destroyed.
- The headquarters of Afghanistan’s 2nd Division (a military unit) was destroyed.
- By midnight 11 Afghan posts were destroyed. 27 enemy positions were destroyed.
PAF jets flying in Afghan airspace Taliban Kept claiming to carry out precise attacks on border posts and terrorist hideouts. Pakistan also claimed that during this period, Afghan Taliban requested Pakistan for ceasefire, but Pakistan rejected it.
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Second half of the night… more intense attacks, Afghan army retreated
From 2 am to 4 am, Pakistani artillery and PAF shelled Afghan positions. Many places were destroyed due to this, like…
- Barbacha
- Ali friend
- Malgai Koh
- turkmanzai top
- Kharachar Fort
Attacks and responses at different places on the border
This battle was not fought in just one line. Different incidents happened at many places…
- Lower Dir: Here the Afghan army attacked the Shahi-Binshahi border. Pakistani security forces responded strongly and drove away the Taliban.
- South Waziristan: Afghan bullets were fired on many villages near the border. Afghans suffered losses in Pakistan’s retaliatory action. An Afghan post was captured.
- Angoor Adda (South Waziristan): After midnight, Taliban tried to infiltrate from Sra Quad, but Pakistan foiled it.
- Other places: The fighting spread along the entire border from Arandu in Chitral to Angoor Adda in South Waziristan.
Border closed, trade stopped, people scared
Several border crossings were immediately closed amid the fighting…
- Angoor Adda: This border was opened only 10 days ago after being closed for two years. Now it was closed again, due to which dozens of trucks got stuck on both sides. Business stopped completely.
- Torkham (Khyber): This border was also closed, but peace remained here. People of Baicha Mainna area fled to Landi Kotal.
- Ghulam Khan (North Waziristan): Closed after shooting.
- Kharlachi (Kurram): Emergency was imposed. All hospitals on alert. Local tribal fighters reached the front lines to help the security forces. An artillery battle took place near Kharlachi and Manujaba Fort.
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How is the situation now?
The firing stopped at around 4 in the morning. Everything is under control on Pakistan’s side, but tension remains. PAF jets and artillery are on high alert. Cross-border fire from Afghanistan has stopped, but monitoring continues.
Why did this clash happen? understand the background
There is always tension on the 2,640 km long border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. This is called Rare Valley (Durand Line), which was built during the British period. Afghanistan does not accept this. Terrorist infiltration has increased since Taliban came to power.
Pakistan often kills terrorists with drones, which hurts Afghanistan. This incident seems to be the result of that. The losses of the Afghan side are being said to be higher. People of both the countries are in fear.
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