Pakistani forces retaliate after firing from Afghan posts near Angoor Adda

Pakistani security forces retaliated after coming under fire from Afghan border posts near Angoor Adda, forcing Afghan Taliban personnel to abandon several positions, 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, adding that the intensity of the response forced Afghan Taliban personnel to leave their positions.

It also added that no casualties had so far been reported on the Pakistani side and that security forces remained prepared to respond to any 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 added that its response to the attack on civilians was continuing.

Relations between the two neighbours 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 denies the allegations and maintains that militancy inside Pakistan is an internal matter.

Tensions escalated further in late February, when renewed clashes along the border prompted Pakistan to launch Operation Ghazab Lil Haq after Afghan Taliban forces opened fire on multiple Pakistani positions. The fighting intensified following Pakistani air strikes 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 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.