Three Pakistani border personnel were wounded after Taliban border forces allegedly opened fire on Pakistani frontier posts in the Khyber region, according to Pakistani security sources, in the latest sign of rising tensions along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
The security sources said the exchange of fire involved both light and heavy weapons before eventually subsiding. The injured personnel were transferred to a medical facility, with officials describing the condition of one of the wounded as critical.
According to the Pakistani sources, Taliban border forces opened fire on Pakistani positions in the Tabai area without prior provocation. The Taliban have not commented on the allegation, and no independent account of the incident has been released.
The reported clash comes only days after military tensions intensified between the two sides. On June 29, Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Paktia, Paktika and Kunar provinces. According to the United Nations, at least 28 civilians were killed in those strikes, while Taliban authorities reported a higher death toll and condemned the attacks as an act of aggression.
The escalation continued after the Taliban launched several drones toward Pakistani territory. Pakistan’s military said it intercepted and shot down what it described as “rudimentary drones.”
The latest exchange underscores the fragile security situation along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border despite ongoing official contacts between Kabul and Islamabad. Should such incidents continue, the risk of broader instability along the frontier and further deterioration in relations between the Taliban and Pakistan is likely to increase.
