Afghan Forces Capture Five Pakistani Outposts Along Disputed Line in Paktia Province
Afghan forces have captured five important outposts of Pakistani military forces along the hypothetical line in Dand Patan district of Paktia province as part of retaliatory attacks under Operation "Rid al-Zulm," according to reports. Afghan forces have entered the outposts of "Top Sar Khawach Kerm" and "Anzarki Sar." No casualties have been reported among Afghan forces, with a large amount of equipment and spoils seized.
Mufti Enayatullah Khorazmi, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, stated that in Shorabak district of Kandahar province, two Pakistani militia outposts, two DShK machine guns, two mortars, one heavy weapon, and two night-vision cameras have been captured as spoils, with the bodies of the killed left on the battlefield. He added that retaliatory attacks on Pakistani militia centers and outposts have begun in Paktika and Nangarhar provinces.
Khorazmi further reported that in Shorabak district of Kandahar, along the hypothetical line, a large Pakistani military outpost fell to Afghan forces and was destroyed with a mine. In this incident, 30 Pakistani soldiers were killed, including 20 who arrived as reinforcements.
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