Five Soldiers, 25 Militants Killed Near Afghanistan Border Amid Truce Talks

KABUL – Pakistan’s military said on Sunday that five of its soldiers and 25 militants from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in clashes near the Afghanistan border, even as delegations from Islamabad and the Taliban held peace talks in Turkiye.

According to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the fighting took place in the northwestern districts of Kurram and North Waziristan after “large groups” of militants attempted to infiltrate from Afghanistan. The slain fighters included four suicide bombers, and Pakistani forces reportedly seized a cache of weapons, ammunition, and explosives.