Pakistani forces kill Afghan Taliban fighters in border escalation
Pakistan’s security forces report ongoing cross-border fire in latest fighting with Afghanistan.
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Pakistan’s security forces report ongoing cross-border fire in latest fighting with Afghanistan.
![A member of Taliban security forces uses a metal detector amid the rubble of a house that was damaged in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike in Gurbuz district of Khost province, Afghanistan, September 24, 2026 [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-24T092006Z_1498853770_RC2KPNA6I1N1_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-1790305246.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

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