Pakistan security forces successfully foiled an attempt at aggression by Afghan Taliban forces at the Naushki-Ghazni sector along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

Afghanistan forces opened fire at Pakistan security forces, who in response targeted Afghan checkpoints in its counteraction, security sources told Dawn News.

Fire was exchanged while Pakistan security forces were doing fence repair work; Pakistan’s effective retaliation resulted in heavy casualties among the Afghan troops.

The Afghan forces had carried out border violations in the past, as last month, the Afghan Taliban initiated heavy firing targeting Pakistani checkposts from the Afghan region of Plosi.

Meanwhile, Pakistan forces on Wednesday killed two terrorists who were trying to enter a camp of Frontier Corps (FC) in the Zhob district of Balochistan.

Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement, claimed that terrorist Umar alias Umari, who was involved in numerous activities against security forces as well as innocent civilians, including the recent attack on a convoy of Deputy Commissioner Sherani, has also been killed in retaliation.

However, the military media wing stated that one soldier was martyred.