The Pakistan Army announced on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, that 50 members of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed during the past four days along the border with Afghanistan in the Sambaza area of Balochistan province.
The operation, which began on Thursday, was aimed at countering militant infiltration from across the Afghan border.
According to the Pakistan Army statement, security forces recovered significant quantities of weapons, ammunition, and explosives from the militants. Pakistani officials described these militants as “India-backed insurgents.
” These casualty figures have not yet been confirmed or denied by independent sources.
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has remained silent regarding this incident.
The Afghan Taliban has consistently denied Islamabad’s accusations of harboring TTP members, considering it an internal problem of the Pakistani government.
These clashes have intensified concerns about rising tensions and security implications in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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