Returnees' Camp Evacuated In Nangarhar After Clashes At Torkham

Heavy fighting between Taliban and Pakistani forces erupted at the Torkham border crossing, with reports that a returnees' camp in Nangarhar province came under shelling, wounding at least seven people, including a woman.

Quraishi Badloon, an official from the Taliban's Information and Culture Department in Nangarhar, said Pakistani troops fired on the camp. He added that the facility is being evacuated and that the injured woman remains in critical condition.

Residents in Kunar province reported that dozens of families in the border area of Dukalam, in Nari district, fled their homes after clashes began around 8 p.m. Local sources said both sides used heavy weapons and that fighting was still ongoing late into the night.

Witnesses said families were forced to leave during the holy month of Ramadan and were wandering in uncertainty after midnight, unsure where to seek safety amid continued cross-border fire.

Earlier in the day, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid announced retaliatory attacks against Pakistan, claiming that Taliban forces had captured 19 Pakistani posts across several eastern provinces and that up to 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed.

Pakistan's Ministry of Information responded by saying the Taliban had initiated“unprovoked actions” along the border and that Pakistani security forces delivered an immediate and effective response. The ministry claimed heavy casualties on the Afghan side and reported the destruction of several Taliban posts and equipment.

The escalating violence marks one of the most serious confrontations in recent months along the volatile Afghanistan–Pakistan border, raising fears of further displacement and civilian harm.

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