Afghanistan Claims Destruction of 28 Militants on Border with Pakistan; Defense Ministry Reports 28 Killed After Crossing from Pakistan into Eastern Afghanistan

Afghanistan stated that 28 militants were destroyed on the border with Pakistan. The report from kommersant.ru did not specify the location within Afghanistan but emphasized the border with Pakistan. The Afghan Defense Ministry, as reported by al-mayadeen-english, stated that the militants had crossed from Pakistan into eastern Afghanistan before being killed. The two accounts differ on the exact location of the incident, with one citing the border and the other specifying eastern Afghanistan.