Kabul, Sept 27: Afghanistan’s Taliban government today said its forces killed 28 intruders from Pakistan and captured over 30 others when an attempt by a large group of Pakistan-trained mercenaries and terrorists was intercepted in a border area of Nuristan province.
In a statement posted to X, the Ministry of Defence of Afghanistan said the country’s military had engaged in clashes with the enemy forces last night.end of list
The defence ministry said most of the intruders were former Afghan government security personnel recruited by Pakistan’s intelligence services with promises of asylum and well-paid employment in foreign countries.
The defence ministry claimed the intruders included ISIS terrorists and Pakistani militias.
Videos surfaced on social media showing several men in the custody of Afghan forces and stating that they had been trained and sent to Afghanistan by Pakistani intelligence agencies to cause destruction in the country.
The development comes amidst escalating tensions between the two neighbours after Pakistan conducted air strikes in Afghanistan twice a few days back, once targeting the spiritual base of the Taliban regime in Kandahar Province.
The Pakistani air strikes on Thursday killed at least four people, a spokesman for the Afghan Taliban government said and pledged to deliver an “appropriate response”. (NVI)
