Pakistan claims killing 29 militants along Afghan border

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An Afghan resident looks at the remains of a building damaged in a Pakistani airstrike at a village in Afghanistan's Paktia province, June 29, 2026. /VCG

Pakistan's security forces carried out ground and air operations along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Sunday, killing ⁠at least 29 militants, while the Afghan Taliban said dozens had been killed in air ‌strikes in its border areas.

Four fighters linked to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar ‌were killed in the ground attacks, Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on X early on Monday. The group is a faction of the Pakistani Taliban.

Airstrikes ⁠on three ‌targets in Paktia, Paktika and Kunar killed 25 militants while "large quantities of weapons and ammunition" were destroyed, he added.

Dozens were killed ‌and injured in air strikes by Pakistan, Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said in a Monday post on X.

"The attacks resulted in the deaths and injuries of dozens of civilians, including women and children. We strongly condemn this cowardly act ⁠of aggression and consider it ⁠a crime and ⁠an act of brutality," Zabiullah said.

Source(s): Reuters

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