Summary
An attack on a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan killed six soldiers. The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which increases tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Conflict persists along their shared border despite a ceasefire agreement.
Key Facts
- Six Pakistani soldiers died in an attack on a security checkpoint in Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- The Pakistan Taliban, also known as TTP, claimed responsibility for the attack.
- Tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been rising, with recent skirmishes leading to dozens of deaths.
- Pakistan accuses the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan of sheltering TTP, which Kabul denies.
- A ceasefire agreement was reached in October through mediation by Qatar, Turkiye, and Saudi Arabia.
- Despite the ceasefire, skirmishes have continued at the border.
- Pakistan is expelling many Afghan refugees but plans to allow UN aid to Afghanistan soon.
