Strikes come a day after fighters armed with guns and explosives killed three soldiers in Karachi.By Agence France Presse and The Associated PressPublished 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.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“Three targets in Paktia, Paktika and Kunar were destroyed during precision strikes,” Tarar said on X, referring to three eastern Afghanistan provinces.There was no immediate response from Afghanistan.Pakistan has witnessed a surge in attacks targeting police and security forces in recent years.Authorities have blamed the Pakistan Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, and allied armed groups for most of the violence.It comes a day after fighters armed with guns and explosives targeted the regional headquarters of the paramilitary Rangers in the southern port city of Karachi, killing three soldiers.Security forces killed three attackers and arrested another assailant, whom the military identified as an Afghan national in wounded condition.Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a breakaway faction of the Pakistan Taliban, claimed responsibility for the Karachi attack in a statement on Saturday night.Tarar said Pakistan’s latest operation along the Afghan border targeted hideouts and safe havens of the Pakistan Taliban.The Pakistan Taliban are a separate armed group from the Afghan Taliban, although the two are allies.The Afghan Taliban returned to power in neighbouring Afghanistan in 2021. Advertisement The latest operations are likely to further strain the already tense relations between Islamabad …
