Pakistan destroys Afghan Taliban posts after civilians targeted in S Waziristan

Several installations of Afghan Taliban were demolished by Pakistan’s armed forces after they targeted civilian population, martyring one and injured five along Pak-Afghan border in Angoor Adda South Waziristan (Lower) on Tuesday nite.

Firing and shelling along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border hit a residential area in Angoor Adda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, security sources said, killed a civilian and injuring five members of a family.

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The tragedy came amid reported cross-border clashes, with a shell hitting a house in the region and killing residents, the sources added.

Security sources held the Afghan Taliban regime responsible for the incident noting that civilian areas were targeted during the exchange of fire. The incident, which resulted in deaths and injuries from the shelling, provoked indignation among local residents.

The Pakistan Army replied immediately to the aggression from the Afghan side. In the tit-for-tat operation, insiders added, Pakistan’s armed forces destroyed many Afghan security checkpoints.

Security sources said the Pakistani troops deployed near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border were fully prepared to respond to any possible invasion.