A group of armed fighters affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)[2] attacked five Pakistani military checkpoints from Afghan territory.

Conversely, summer brings more accessible routes and milder weather, which coincides with an observed increase in potential cross-border activity.

[7] A United Nations Security Council report claims that al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) supplied the TTP with multiple fighters to conduct the operation.

[4][9] The Torkham border crossing, a key route for trade and travel between Pakistan and Afghanistan, remained closed for a second day on September 8, 2023, following the attack in the Chitral district.

[11] Pakistan's Caretaker Foreign Minister, Jalil Abbas Jilani, referred to the recent attack on military checkpoints in Lower Chitral district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as an "isolated incident.

"[12][13] On September 8, 2023, Pakistan's Foreign Office (FO) summoned the Afghan Charge d'Affaires in Islamabad to express strong concern regarding the recent attacks in the Chitral district.

[16] Pakistan's Interim Foreign Minister, Jalil Abbas Jilani, described the visit of a Pakistani delegation led by Ambassador Asif Durrani to Afghanistan as productive.