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Afghanistan claims 28 killed near Pakistan border

Published : Monday, 28 September, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Observer Online Report

Afghanistan’s Taliban-controlled Defence Ministry has claimed that at least 28 armed fighters who entered the country from Pakistan were killed in a military operation in eastern Nuristan province.

The ministry said in a statement on Sunday (September 27) that another 32 fighters were wounded in the operation.

Afghan authorities said some of those killed were members of the Islamic State (IS). The Defence Ministry alleged that the group, which included former members of the Afghan government’s security forces, had received direct support from various Pakistani militia groups.

However, Reuters reported that the Afghan government’s claims and the casualty figures could not be independently verified.

Pakistan’s military and Information Ministry did not immediately comment on the allegations.

Afghanistan has also accused Pakistan’s intelligence agencies of helping former Afghan security personnel receive training and cross the border into Afghanistan. The allegations came about a week after Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan.

Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan of providing shelter to militants who carry out attacks inside Pakistan, a charge Kabul has repeatedly denied.

According to Afghanistan’s Defence Ministry, an armed group crossed into the Kamdesh area of Nuristan, near the Pakistani border, on Saturday with plans to carry out major attacks. Afghan forces launched an operation after receiving information about the infiltration, triggering heavy gunfire between the two sides.

The ministry said the surviving attackers, after being surrounded, retreated across the border towards positions held by Pakistani militia groups.

It further claimed that Pakistani armed forces and militia members were involved in the initial planning but withdrew as the fighting intensified. Kabul alleged that former Afghan security personnel had been taken to Pakistan under the pretext of providing assistance, trained there and then sent towards Nuristan.

Earlier, on September 21, Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan. Islamabad claimed that 28 militants were killed in the strikes. Afghan authorities, however, reported civilian casualties, and the United Nations mission later confirmed the deaths of at least three civilians.

-MT

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