641 Taliban Fighters Killed In Cross-Border Fighting, Says Pakistan
Pakistan’s information minister says they have killed 641 Taliban fighters since the start of the clashes along the border.
Attaullah Tarar said at least 855 Taliban fighters had also been wounded during the fighting.
In a post on X, Tarar said Pakistani forces had destroyed 243 Taliban posts in border areas and captured at least 42 others.
He also claimed that 219 Taliban tanks, armored vehicles, artillery pieces and other equipment had been destroyed.
Tarar added that since the start of the clashes at least 65 locations across Afghanistan had been targeted in air strikes.
The Taliban have not yet officially responded to the figures released by the Pakistani minister. The group has previously claimed it captured and destroyed several Pakistani border posts during the fighting.
