Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has reported—citing its own sources—that a Pakistani drone carried out an attack in Afghanistan’s Nuristan province.
While details remain scarce, the report suggested the strike may have targeted fighters from Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Neither the Taliban authorities nor the Pakistani government have commented on the incident.
Residents of Bajaur, an area near Nuristan, told local media that Pakistani forces, backed by helicopters, struck militant hideouts in mountainous areas close to the Afghan border. A local official said the operations have displaced more than 50,000 people.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s security forces have been conducting a series of operations along the Durand Line since August 6. According to Pakistani military statements, at least 50 TTP fighters—allegedly backed by India—have been killed in the Zhob district of Balochistan province. Weapons, military equipment, and explosives were reportedly seized.
Pakistan previously confirmed that at least 33 of those killed had “entered from Afghanistan.”
In its latest quarterly report, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that over the past three months, one Afghan civilian was killed and six others were injured by Pakistani mortar fire.
Enayatullah Khwarazmi, spokesperson for the Taliban’s Ministry of Defense, stated earlier that the group has built more than 700 security outposts along the border with Pakistan in the past year.
