Pakistan’s military said on Wednesday that fighters from the Afghan Taliban and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) jointly attacked border outposts in the Kurram region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province late Tuesday night.

In a statement, the army said its forces repelled the assault and killed between 25 and 30 militants from both groups during the clashes.

The military added that in retaliatory strikes, Pakistani troops destroyed eight outposts and six armoured vehicles belonging to the Afghan Taliban and the TTP.

State-run Pakistan Television (PTV), citing security officials, reported that the clashes began after militants from the Afghan Taliban and TTP opened fire on Pakistani border positions.

The incident marks another escalation in cross-border violence amid rising tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban government in Kabul over militant sanctuaries and recent airstrikes.