Pakistan, Oct. 11 -- Pakistan's security forces killed 12 Khwarij and Afghan Taliban personnel while foiling an attempted infiltration along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Kurram district. The incident occurred on October 10, 2026, according to a security statement. A Pakistani soldier also embraced martyrdom during an intense exchange of fire.

Security forces detected a group of Khwarij attempting to cross into Pakistan from Afghanistan. Troops swiftly responded and thwarted the infiltration attempt. According to the statement, Afghan Taliban posts opened fire to support the infiltrators. Pakistani forces engaged the attackers and killed 12 personnel during the clashes.

Naib Subedar Hidayat Aman, 40, from Ghizer district, embraced ...