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Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban trade heavy fire on the Kurram border
Hours of shelling followed what Pakistan called a militant crossing attempt into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Casualty claims from Pakistani security sources have not been independently verified, and that gap matters for how this reads.
Kurram, Pakistan · October 19, 2026
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