2023 Chitral cross-border attacks

2023 Chitral border attack
Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Date7 September 2023
Location
Chitral district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Result

Pakistani Victory

  • Militants flee to Eastern Afghanistan
  • Pakistan closes the border for 9 days
Belligerents
 Pakistan

Pakistani Taliban

Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent
Casualties and losses
4 soldiers killed 12 insurgents killed

On September 7, 2023, clashes erupted near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chitral district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A group of armed fighters affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) attacked five Pakistani military checkpoints from Afghan territory. The Pakistani military responded to the attack, resulting in casualties on both sides. Four Pakistani soldiers were killed, and according to reports, twelve of the attackers were also killed.

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