Pakistan has rejected Afghan claims about the Angoor Adda incident, calling them a fabrication of lies on Wednesday evening.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting dismissed a statement by Afghanistan’s defence ministry about the firing at the Angoor Adda border area. Its fact-checking account on X said the Afghan statement “again confirms their deceitful character”.
The exchange follows Tuesday’s firing in Lower South Waziristan. Afghan security forces opened fire on Pakistan Army border posts and residential areas at Angoor Adda, according to Pakistani officials. One local was killed and five members of a family were injured when a mortar hit their home.
Angoor Adda incident: the two competing claims
The Afghan defence ministry claimed that Pakistani military personnel launched drones without provocation or justification, targeting the Angoor Adda bazaar and the commissioner’s office in Paktika province. It claimed Afghan forces then launched retaliatory strikes against a nearby Pakistani military base and outposts. In the Afghan account, Pakistan was the aggressor.
Pakistan’s information ministry gave the opposite account. It said Afghan forces initiated unprovoked fire and mortar shelling on unarmed civilians on the Pakistani side. It said those actions followed the “pattern and instructions of their proxy masters India”.
The ministry said Pakistan’s security forces gave an immediate and effective response. It said the response inflicted heavy casualties and material losses on the Afghan side, including the destruction of seven posts.
The ministry said such claims by Taliban spokespersons carry no value.
Both accounts come from the governments involved and have not been independently verified. The confirmed facts are the firing, one death and five injuries.
The warning issued earlier in the day
Earlier on Wednesday, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi condemned the firing from the Afghan side. He said Pakistan would never tolerate attacks on its people or violations of its sovereignty.
Kundi said K-P had sacrificed thousands of lives in the fight against terrorism. He added that the province would not allow anyone to threaten its people or undermine its security.
“Any aggression against Pakistan will be confronted with unwavering resolve,” he said. “Our armed forces have the full backing of the nation to defend every inch of our soil, and no threat or hostile act will weaken our determination to protect Pakistan.”
Officials said the firing came from posts inside Afghan territory and targeted Pakistani border posts. Pakistani forces responded with artillery and other arms, and sources said Afghan fighters abandoned their posts and fled.
Why Angoor Adda matters
Angoor Adda is one of the most important and sensitive crossings along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Border violations from the Afghan side have become routine, according to Pakistani officials. Ties between the two neighbours have stayed strained in recent years over counterterrorism measures. Islamabad has repeatedly urged the Taliban administration in Kabul to dismantle terrorist sanctuaries on Afghan soil, particularly those linked to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. Officials say those appeals have gone unheeded.
September saw another bout of conflict. On September 21, Pakistan conducted calibrated airstrikes against terrorist hideouts in the border region, after major attacks in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and said more than 28 terrorists were killed. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar linked that action to Operation Ghazab lil Haq, launched on February 26. Days later, Pakistan shot down eight drones near Torkham and Kohat, then struck 10 locations across Afghanistan. Further airstrikes followed on October 1, and another exchange of fire was reported in Upper Kurram in mid-October.
Against that background, the Angoor Adda exchange is not an isolated incident. It is the latest step in a cycle of firing, retaliation and public blame that has run through much of 2026.
The Foreign Office recently said talks with Afghanistan could not be unconditional, while rejecting suggestions that Islamabad was unwilling to engage.
Feature Pakistan earlier reported on one person killed and five hurt as a shell hit an Angoor Adda home, on the K-P governor warning the Afghan Taliban after the firing, on nine people killed in Balochistan operations and on Pakistan warning against escalation over Iran.
Frequently asked questions
What did Pakistan say about the Angoor Adda incident?
Pakistan’s information ministry called the Afghan defence ministry’s statement a fabrication of lies, and said Afghan forces fired first on unarmed civilians.
What did Afghanistan claim?
Afghanistan’s defence ministry claimed Pakistani personnel launched drones at the Angoor Adda bazaar and a commissioner’s office in Paktika, and said Afghan forces retaliated.
