Pakistani soldiers (R) patrol next to a fenced border fencing along Afghan border at Kitton Orchard Post in Pakistan`s North Waziristan on October 18, 2017. - AFP/File

Clashes have broken out between Taliban forces and Pakistani troops in several border districts of eastern Nangarhar province, local sources said.

Residents said fighting occurred in the districts of Torkham, Nazyan and Achin, areas along the frontier with Pakistan. The exchanges in Nazyan and Achin involved both light and heavy weapons, the sources said.

It was not immediately clear when the fighting began or whether there were casualties or damage.

The Afghan Taliban regime initiated unprovoked firing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border in Torkham & Tirah sub-sectors.

Pakistan’s security forces responded immediately & effectively, silencing the Taliban aggression.

Any further provocation will be responded to…

— Mosharraf Zaidi ???????? (@mosharrafzaidi) February 24, 2026

Mosharraf Zaidi, the Pakistanian prime minister`s spokesperson for foreign media, said on Tuesday said that the Afghan Taliban regime initiated unprovoked firing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham and Tirah.

In a post on the social media platform X, he said, "Pakistan`s security forces responded immediately and effectively, silencing the Taliban aggression."

He said that any further provocation would be responded to "immediately and severely". He said Pakistan would "continue to protect its citizens and guard its territorial integrity".

Zabihullah Noorani, the Taliban`s head of information and culture in Nangarhar, has also reported clashes between the group`s forces and Pakistani border guards.

He said that the clashes began this afternoon in the "Koot" area of ​​Nazian district of Nangarhar after Pakistani forces fired on the Taliban.

The incidents come two days after the Pakistani military carried out airstrikes in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces in eastern Afghanistan. Taliban condemned the strikes and said civilians were targeted.