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Pakistan Repels Afghan Militant Incursion After Airstrikes Kill 46, Amid TTP Attacks

Dec 28, 2024, 05:46 PM

Pakistan's security forces have repelled an attempted cross-border incursion by militants allegedly facilitated by Afghan Taliban authorities, according to security sources. The incident comes amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, following Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Paktika province earlier in the week, which reportedly killed 46 people, including women and children. Pakistan has accused the Taliban of allowing the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to use Afghan soil to launch attacks into Pakistan, a claim the Taliban denies. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the Taliban to take decisive action against the TTP, calling their cross-border attacks a 'red line' for Pakistan. The situation has been further complicated by reports of retaliatory strikes by Afghan forces into Pakistan, with claims of casualties on both sides.