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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Islamabad, October 15 (Xinhua) — Pakistani security forces exchanged fire with Afghan militants and the banned terrorist group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) late Tuesday evening along the border in Kurram Agency in northwest Pakistan, Pakistani intelligence sources told Xinhua on Wednesday.
Sources said the clash broke out after Afghan militants and the TTP opened fire on Pakistani posts, which was followed by a decisive response from the Pakistani military.
"Pakistani forces destroyed several positions on the border and several militants were killed," the source said.
Afghanistan has not yet responded to reports of the incident.
Tensions along the Pakistan-Afghan border have recently increased due to cross-border shelling and militant activity, prompting Islamabad to tighten security measures and call on the Afghan government to prevent militant infiltration.
Afghan interim government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid warned on Sunday that any violation of Afghanistan's territorial sovereignty by anyone will not go unanswered.
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