Pakistan says its security forces killed 29 militants in ground operation, strikes along Afghan border
Pakistani security forces Sunday carried out a ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, followed by "calibrated strikes" against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, officials said.
TL;DR
- Pakistani security forces killed 29 militants in a ground operation and targeted strikes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
- The operation was launched in response to multiple militant attacks, including a recent one in Karachi claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar.
- Targets included hideouts and safe havens of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Fitna al-Khwarij (Pakistani Taliban) in Bajaur and Afghanistan's Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar provinces.
- A high-value Khwarji Commander, Khan Farosh, was among those killed.
- Weapons and ammunition stored at the targeted locations were also destroyed.
- Pakistan accuses Afghanistan's Taliban government of harboring militants, a charge Kabul denies.