Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has rejected the Afghan Taliban regime’s account of a border clash at Angoor Adda in South Waziristan, calling the claims fabricated and saying Afghan forces started the shooting. In the latest Pakistan-Afghanistan border news from Wednesday, the ministry said mortar fire from the Afghan side killed one civilian and wounded five members of the same family on Pakistani territory.
What Islamabad says happened
In a fact-check statement, the ministry said Afghan Taliban forces launched unprovoked firing and mortar shelling on civilians before Pakistani security forces struck back. It described the reply as an “immediate, effective and disproportionate response” that silenced the opposing guns and caused heavy material losses, including the destruction of seven posts.
Security sources said the retaliatory operation followed an unprovoked attack on civilians in the Angoor Adda area. The ministry also said Pakistani forces inflicted heavy casualties on Afghan Taliban personnel during the exchange.
Accusations against Kabul
The statement framed the clash as part of a wider pattern. It accused the Afghan Taliban regime of acting at the behest of “proxy masters India” and of spreading false accounts through official spokespersons. The ministry called the episode further proof of what it termed the Kabul regime’s “deceitful character,” and closed with the message “Truth Prevails Over Falsehood.”
Pakistan-Afghanistan border news of this kind sits against a longer dispute over cross-border security. Islamabad has repeatedly urged Kabul to stop militant groups from using Afghan soil for attacks inside Pakistan. Afghan Taliban authorities have denied that their territory is used for such attacks against other countries.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- February: Renewed hostilities along the frontier after Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq.
- Late April: Mortar shelling from across the border injured civilians and damaged homes in South Waziristan; Pakistani forces then targeted Afghan Taliban positions.
- Wednesday (28 October 2026 context): The information ministry dismissed Taliban claims over the Angoor Adda incident, saying one civilian was martyred, five relatives were injured, and seven Afghan posts were destroyed in Pakistan’s response.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Pakistan ke information ministry ne kaha hai ke Angoor Adda par Afghan Taliban ne pehle firing aur mortar chalaye. South Waziristan mein ek shehri shaheed hua aur aik hi family ke paanch log zakhmi hue. Pakistani fauj ne jawab mein sat Afghan posts tabah kiye. Waziristan aur border ke qareeb rehne walon ke liye yeh phir se yeh baat clear karti hai ke sarhad par tanao jari hai.
