Pakistani forces kill Afghan Taliban fighters in border escalation

Pakistan thwarted an attempted Afghan aggression at the Pakistan-Afghan border. Pakistani security sources reported that several Afghan Taliban members were killed in intermittent exchanges of fire in the Gulistan area, with fighting ongoing. The Afghan government stated it would respond appropriately to Pakistani airstrikes on 10 locations, which were in retaliation for a drone incursion into Pakistan. Islamabad accuses Kabul of harboring fighters responsible for cross-border attacks, which the Taliban government denies.