Pakistan reported Tuesday that its security forces killed at least 30 Islamist insurgents during clashes in a volatile region bordering Afghanistan.

A military statement attributed the casualties to an overnight intelligence-based operation against a militant location in the tribal district of South Waziristan. The slain people were referred to as khwarij, a local term employed by the government to identify members of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, militant group.

The TTP has not commented on the reported clashes, and it is not possible to verify government claims through independent sources in the violence-hit district.

The Waziristan region and nearby districts along the Afghan border face almost daily militant raids targeting Pakistani troops, police officers and various government entities, with the TTP claiming responsibility for most of it.

The violence has killed dozens of Pakistani security personnel within the first two months of 2025 alone. Military officials claim that retaliatory counterinsurgency operations have killed scores of TTP operatives, including key militant commanders, in recent days.

Islamabad alleges that the TTP, listed as a global terrorist organization by the United Nations, uses havens and training camps in Afghanistan to carry out cross-border terrorist attacks. The Taliban government in Kabul, which is not recognized by any country, rejects Pakistani allegations.

The latest report by the U.N. Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, released last week, highlighted Pakistan's concerns, stating that the TTP has "significantly increased its attacks in the country and from Afghan territory.

The report noted that Kabul continued to provide the TTP with logistical and operational space and financial support. It added that the militant group "established new training centers" in the Afghan provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, Khost and Paktika, "while enhancing recruitment within TTP cadres, including from the Afghan Taliban.

The Taliban government dismissed the U.N. findings as inaccurate and contrary to reality.