Pakistani forces targeted Afghan border posts, mortar positions and defensive installations near Angoor Adda after continued firing from across the border, according to the local deputy commissioner.
Pakistani security forces retaliated against continued firing from Afghan border posts near Angoor Adda, targeting several positions and forcing Afghan Taliban personnel to abandon their posts, Lower South Waziristan Deputy Commissioner said on Sunday.
In a statement posted on X, the deputy commissioner said Afghan forces had continued firing on Pakistani border posts, prompting an immediate response from Pakistani troops.
He said Pakistani forces struck several Afghan border posts, mortar positions and defensive installations. The intensity of the response forced Afghan Taliban personnel to leave their positions, according to the statement.
The deputy commissioner added that no casualties had so far been reported on the Pakistani side. He said security forces remained prepared to respond to any further aggression.
The latest exchange comes amid heightened tensions along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Earlier this week, clashes near Angoor Adda left one person dead and five members of a family injured.
Following that incident, the Pakistan Army said it had responded promptly and forcefully to Afghan aggression by targeting Taliban checkposts. It also said its response to the attack on civilians was continuing.
Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have remained strained since fighting escalated in October 2025. Islamabad has repeatedly accused the Afghan Taliban administration of allowing militant groups, particularly the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), to operate from Afghan territory and carry out attacks inside Pakistan.
Kabul has denied the allegations, maintaining that militancy inside Pakistan is an internal matter.
Tensions escalated further in late February when renewed border clashes prompted Pakistan to launch Operation Ghazab Lil Haq after Afghan Taliban forces opened fire on multiple Pakistani positions. The fighting intensified following Pakistani airstrikes against what Islamabad described as terrorist targets in Afghanistan.
The two sides subsequently agreed to a week-long pause in military operations on March 18 following diplomatic efforts by Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
During peace talks held in Urumqi, China, in April, Pakistan presented three key demands to the Afghan Taliban: formally declaring the TTP a terrorist organisation, dismantling its infrastructure and providing verifiable evidence of action against the group.
Islamabad has maintained that addressing cross-border militancy remains central to any lasting improvement in relations with Kabul.
The latest confrontation near Angoor Adda underscores the continuing security challenges along the border, as tensions between the two neighbouring countries persist despite diplomatic efforts to ease hostilities.
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