Kuram Sector: Mortar engagement of Fitna-al-Khawarij holed up in a hide out. Numerous dead as reported by Pakistan Army. (Photo: Pakistan Army/X) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

Intense fighting broke out once again on Tuesday night between Pakistani security forces and the Afghan Taliban along the border between the two countries in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, state media reported.

According to the state broadcaster PTV News, "Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij opened unprovoked fire in Kurram. Pakistani Army responded with full force and intensity."

The term Fitna al-Khawarij is used by Pakistani authorities to refer to militants of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

PTV News reported that Afghan Taliban posts sustained heavy dam

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