Heavy Afghan-Pak Border Clash Leaves Scores Dead
- By Thetripurapost Web Desk, Kabul
- Oct 12, 2025
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Tensions have flared along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border after fierce overnight clashes between the two countries’ forces.
Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Sunday claimed its forces killed 58 Pakistani soldiers and captured 25 military posts during operations launched in retaliation for alleged Pakistani air violations. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said another 30 Pakistani soldiers were wounded.
Pakistan, however, disputed the figures, saying 25 of its soldiers were killed and that the army had eliminated 200 Taliban fighters in response. According to Dawn, Pakistani troops also recaptured 19 Afghan border posts.
The Afghan Defense Ministry declared the operation over at midnight, warning that any future border violation would meet “full military retaliation.” Mujahid accused Pakistan of harboring ISIS terrorists, alleging that new militant bases had emerged in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region and that fighters were being trained via Karachi and Islamabad airports.
Pakistan’s Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi warned Kabul of strong retaliation, saying Afghanistan would be given a “befitting reply like India,” vowing that “a brick will be answered with a stone.”
According to Radio Pakistan, the Taliban attacks were carried out from six different border locations, and the Pakistani army shot down three Afghan drones believed to be carrying bombs.
The violence follows airstrikes in Kabul on October 9, targeting Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) positions. The Taliban blamed Pakistan for the strikes, a charge Islamabad has not confirmed but warned Kabul against sheltering the TTP.
In the wake of the clashes, Qatar, Iran, and Saudi Arabia have urged both sides to exercise restraint and pursue dialogue. Saudi Arabia expressed “deep concern” over the escalation and pledged support for regional peace.
The two nations have long been at odds over the Durand Line, the disputed border drawn during British rule. Relations have further deteriorated since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021.