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Tag: Afghan border
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Pak soldier killed in firing along Afghan border
Pakistani security officials have long been saying that militants have crossed border into Afghanistan as a result of major operations in the country's tribal regions.
July 29, 2020 -
Afghan govt, Taliban continue prisoner swap talks
The agreement called for the Taliban to release 1,000 detained Afghan security force members.
May 30, 2020 -
14 Afghan security force members killed in attack, Taliban claims responsibility
Afghan officials confirmed the attack in the early hours of Friday had killed 14 Afghan security force members.
May 29, 2020 -
Pak must make sincere efforts to curb terrorism on Afghan border: Pompeo
On September 5, Pompeo met Khan and pressed him "to do more" to rein in the terror groups operating from Pakistan's soil.
October 24, 2018 -
Pakistan reopens Afghan border crossing, transit trade resumes
Pakistan had closed the border at Chaman and Torkham on Friday in connection with parliamentary elections in Afghanistan that suspended trade activities in the border towns.
October 22, 2018 -
2 soldiers killed, 3 injured in attack by militants in Pakistan
Two Pakistan Army soldiers were killed and three others injured when militants targetted a military vehicle in the northwestern tribal region in a late-night attack, officials said on Wednesday. The attack occurred in Idak village of North Waziristan, which is one of seven tribal districts along the volatile Afghan border. Earlier today, an IED explosion...
February 7, 2018 -
Pakistan open to joint Afghan border patrols: Abbasi
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said his country is willing to set up joint patrols with Afghanistan to combat militants along their porous border. His remarks came weeks after US President Donald Trump called on Pakistan to do more to eliminate militant sanctuaries, a long-standing demand by Washington. “We are open for joint...
September 13, 2017 -
Pakistan moves heavy artillery to Afghan border
The Pakistan Army has moved heavy artillery towards the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, security officials said on Monday. The move came just two days after the military "decimated" camps of the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar group on the Torkham border opposite Mohmand and Khyber tribal regions, Geo News reported. The group, which claims to be behind the recent wave of...
February 20, 2017 -
Pakistan moves heavy artillery to Afghan border
The Pakistan Army has moved heavy artillery towards the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, security officials said on Monday. The move came just two days after the military "decimated" camps of the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar group on the Torkham border opposite Mohmand and Khyber tribal regions, Geo News reported. The group, which claims to be behind the recent wave of...
February 20, 2017
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