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Pakistan Strikes Back: 23 Militants Killed in Border Raids

11/20/2025

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Pakistan's security forces killed 23 militants in raids on two Taliban hideouts near the Afghan border in Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after raids killed 38.
The military described those killed as 'Khawarij' and alleged foreign backing, a claim Afghanistan and India deny.
Roadside bomb in Dera Ismail Khan killed two police officers and injured four.
Pakistani Taliban have grown bolder since Taliban's rise in Afghanistan, straining Pakistan–Kabul relations despite Qatar-brokered ceasefire.

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Pakistan's security forces killed 23 militants in raids on two Taliban hideouts near the Afghan border in Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after raids killed 38.
The military described those killed as 'Khawarij' and alleged foreign backing, a claim Afghanistan and India deny.
Roadside bomb in Dera Ismail Khan killed two police officers and injured four.
Pakistani Taliban have grown bolder since Taliban's rise in Afghanistan, straining Pakistan–Kabul relations despite Qatar-brokered ceasefire.