According to the sources, the Afghan Taliban opened fire to facilitate the crossing of foreign militants into Pakistan.
The Pakistan Army retaliated by targeting the Afghan Taliban’s Topser post and Shipola base camp, the sources said.
Several Afghan Taliban personnel were killed along the Ghozgarhi border, while the Shipola base camp was destroyed during the retaliatory action, they added.
The sources further said Taliban personnel abandoned a border post following the Pakistan Army’s response.
Earlier this month, Pakistan carried out targeted aerial strikes on what it described as terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, killing several militants belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan, according to the Ministry of Information.
In a statement issued on October 1, the ministry said the strikes were conducted under Operation Ghazab lil-Haq as part of Pakistan’s efforts to eliminate militants, their networks and their supporters.
Pakistan has witnessed a rise in cross-border militant attacks, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in 2021.
The country recorded its highest monthly number of militant attacks in 12 years in September 2026.
According to data compiled by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), an Islamabad-based independent think tank, 225 militant attacks were recorded nationwide in September, up from 199 in August — an increase of 13 per cent.
The number of attacks rose for the third consecutive month, the data showed.
Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq in February 2026, months after the two countries agreed to a ceasefire in October 2025 following clashes at several points along their shared border.
Despite multiple rounds of talks, Islamabad and Kabul have yet to resolve their differences. The presence of militant groups operating from Afghan territory remains a major source of tension between the two countries.
