Overview
- Police and security sources said militants stormed a security post in Kurram overnight, leaving six soldiers dead and four wounded.
- The Pakistan Taliban, or TTP, claimed the attack according to AFP, and an official said two assailants were killed in the exchange of fire.
- The incident follows October border fighting that killed dozens and left tensions high along the Pakistan–Afghanistan boundary.
- Islamabad maintains militants are staging operations from Afghan territory, a charge Kabul rejects as an attempt to shift blame for Pakistan’s security problems.
- Despite talks hosted by Qatar, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia, no lasting deal has emerged, and cross-border fire last week killed at least five people, according to Afghan officials.