Spin Boldak: Pakistan used drones to drop bombs on Taliban held positions in Afghanistan’s Spin Boldak on Wednesday. The airstrikes reportedly hit three checkpoints near the Chaman border crossing. There were several casualties, the Pakistani media said.
Several videos of Pakistan’s drone attack in Spin Bodlak surfaced online. In one video, a huge envelope of smoke could be seen at the point where the bombs were believed to have been dropped, targeting the Taliban’s checkpoint.
The situation escalated during the day after Afghan forces captured the Spin Boldak Gate from Pakistani troops, Afghan media outlets reported citing security sources. These reports also claimed that Pakistani soldiers suffered heavy losses, and fresh forces have arrived in the area.
On the night of October 9, Pakistan carried out air strikes on Kabul against the terrorist group Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). In response, Afghan forces attacked multiple Pakistani military posts along the border. The Taliban administration in Afghanistan claimed to have killed around 60 Pakistani soldiers. Islamabad also claimed to have killed over 200 Taliban fighters.
Pakistan has accused Kabul of harbouring members of the TTP, which allegedly carried out attacks on Pakistani security forces, especially in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Over the past few years, Pakistan has witnessed a spate of attacks by militants, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after the banned TTP called off its ceasefire with the government in November 2022.
A day before Pakistan’s airstrikes on Kabul, at least 11 soldiers were reportedly killed in a clash with TTP terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Orakzai district. A total of 19 TTP members were also killed in the clash. As per a statement by the military’s media wing, there were a Lieutenant Colonel and a Major among the soldiers killed.
