BIG jolt to Pakistan as TTP captures military post, Afghan Taliban fighters thwart Pakistan Army after…

In December, the Pakistan-Taliban 'war', witnessed a severe escalation as Afghan Taliban fighters attacked the Pakistani Army in Kurram area near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, killing at least one Pakistani armed forces personnel, and injuring at least nine.

Pakistan-Taliban war: In a major defeat for the Pakistan Army, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants captured a military outpost on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The Pakistani military responded with a nighttime assault inside Afghanistan which was reportedly thwarted by the Afghan Taliban fighters stationed on the border.

According to Afghan media reports, the Pakistani Army launched rocket attacks on the Nawapas area in Sarkano district of Kunar province at around around 1:30 AM on Friday. Citing sources, the reports said the rockets struck residential homes, resulting in the death of 10 livestock and forcing residents to flee their homes in the dead of the night.

“Afghan border forces responded with gunfire, but no details have been provided about possible casualties on the Pakistani side,” they said.

As per reports, Pakistani forces also used helicopters to fire in areas near the Afghan-Pakistan border. According to Pakistani media reports, heavy fire was exchanged between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province, which shares borders with Bajaur district in Pakistan’s tribal Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

TTP abducts Pakistani nuclear scientists

Notably, the development comes a day after TTP militants abducted at least 16 Pakistani nuclear scientists, and seized a large cache of uranium, to pressure Islamabad to give into their demands.

In a video released on social media by the TTP aka the Pakistani Taliban, the kidnapped nuclear scientists, working for the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, are seen pleading with the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistani government to ensure their safety and accept the terror group’s demands.

Pakistan-Taliban war

Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated in recent weeks, especially since Pakistan conducted a wave of airstrikes on the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group inside Afghanistan. The TTP responded by launching a series of attacks on the Pakistani army, killing several personnel, including a Major rank officer.

However, the Taliban’s Ministry of Defence argued that the strike also hit “Waziristani refugees,” disputing the claim that only militants were targeted. This escalation in violence has sparked tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with the Taliban warning of retaliation.

In December, the Pakistan-Taliban ‘war’, witnessed a severe escalation as Afghan Taliban fighters attacked the Pakistani Army in Kurram area near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, killing at least one Pakistani armed forces personnel, and injuring at least nine.

Three Taliban fighters were also killed in retaliatory firing, the Pakistan Army, had said.