Pakistan says its security forces killed 29 fighters along Afghan border
Key takeaways
- Strikes come a day after fighters armed with guns and explosives killed three soldiers in Karachi.
- In a post on social media, Pakistani Minister of Information Attaullah Tarar said the operation was launched in response to multiple attacks by armed groups across the country.
- “Three targets in Paktia, Paktika and Kunar were destroyed during precision strikes,” Tarar said on X, referring to three eastern Afghanistan provinces.
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Strikes come a day after fighters armed with guns and explosives killed three soldiers in Karachi.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Paramilitary soldiers and police officers stand guard on a road cordoned off near the site of a fighter group attack at the provincial headquarters of the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers in Karachi, Pakistan, on June 28, 2026 [Ali Raza/AP]By Agence France Presse and The Associated Press Published On 29 Jun 202629 Jun 2026Pakistan’s security forces have carried out a ground operation and air strikes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in response to deadly attacks, killing 29 fighters, officials have said.
In a post on social media, Pakistani Minister of Information Attaullah Tarar said the operation was launched in response to multiple attacks by armed groups across the country.