Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes intensify in K...

KURRAM / PESHAWAR: Heavy clashes have erupted between Pakistani security forces and Afghan forces along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with reports of casualties on both sides and a missile striking a civilian area in Pewar.

According to initial reports, the fighting has intensified in the Ghuzgarhi border area of Kurram, opposite Dande Patan district of Afghanistan’s Paktia province. Both sides are reportedly using heavy weapons in the exchange of fire, raising concerns about the security situation along the sensitive border region.

During the clashes, a missile reportedly landed in a civilian area in Pewar on the Pakistani side of the border. The incident has heightened concerns about the safety of local residents, who remain vulnerable to the impact of cross-border fighting. Further details regarding the extent of damage caused by the missile were not immediately available.

Sources said the exchange of fire began in the Taida sector and the Ghuzgarhi area near the Durand Line. Pakistani troops reportedly targeted positions and camps belonging to the Afghan Taliban during the confrontation. However, details surrounding the sequence of events that triggered the latest escalation remain unclear.