Pakistani security forces on Saturday (October 17, 2026) killed several Afghan Taliban personnel in retaliatory action after alleged unprovoked firing along the border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to Pakistani security officials cited by The Hindu.

The same outlet reported that in the Upper Kurram sector Pakistani forces targeted the Afghan Taliban’s Topsar post and Shipola base camp, and that the Shipola base camp was completely destroyed in the retaliatory action.