PARACHINAR: Following a deadly offensive by the Pakistan Army, Afghan Taliban forces in the Kurram tribal district announced their surrender and appealed for a ceasefire by raising white flags on Wednesday night, according to security sources.
Security sources reported that the Taliban side sustained multiple casualties, with several fighters killed and injured in the assaults. They stated that the militant front against Pakistan failed to withstand the military pressure and collapsed.
The Pakistani military’s operation reportedly led to the destruction of eight Afghan checkposts. Video footage, later released to and broadcast by mainstream Pakistani media, purportedly shows Taliban fighters fleeing from their positions. Reports from security sources also indicate that the Pakistan Army advanced into some areas on the Afghan side of the border.
Also read: Pak Army erases five Afghan frontline posts in retaliatory strikes
In a forceful response to recent aggression, the Pakistan Army launched heavy retaliatory assaults against Afghan Taliban positions in the Kurram tribal district on the Afghan border this Wednesday.
Security sources report that five Afghan Taliban frontline posts have been erased in the operation. Facing the assault, Taliban fighters and their insurgent allies were seen retreating from their positions, leaving their injured and dead on the battlefield.
Thermal drone footage released by the Pak Army purportedly shows the aftermath of the strikes, with Taliban artillery positions destroyed and their fighters in flight.
This military action comes in response to an unprovoked attack by the Afghan Taliban last week, on 12th October, along multiple crossings of the Durand Line. According to previous accounts, that assault was successfully repelled by Pakistani forces, who reportedly captured thirty Afghan posts and killed dozens of fighters, including high-ranking Taliban commanders, in retaliatory strikes.
