Pakistan thwarts border attack, several Taliban dead

ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: Pakistan has thwarted an attempted Afghan attack in its border area of Gulistan, killing several members of the Afghan Taliban, Pakistani security sources said on Friday, without detailing the planned attack.

The incident comes as tensions have resurfaced between the allies-turned-foes after three months of relative calm, following an attack on a police facility in northwestern Pakistan last week that killed at least 24 people.

The latest "retaliatory action" was taken against an attempt to enter Pakistani territory and commit aggression, the security sources said.

Intermittent firing was still underway between the Afghan Taliban and security forces, who remained fully alert in the border area, they said.

The Afghan Taliban did not immediately comment on the Pakistan allegations.�" REUTERS