2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
| 2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict | |||||||||
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| Part of the Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes, Afghanistan–Pakistan clashes (2024–present), Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the Insurgency in Balochistan | |||||||||
 Afghanistan (orange) and Pakistan (green) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Afghanistan |
 Pakistan | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Hibatullah Akhundzada Hasan Akhund Mullah Yaqoob Noor Wali Mehsud |
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| Units involved | |||||||||
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 200 fighters killed[2] | 23 soldiers killed[2] | ||||||||
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On October 9, 2025, Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan, according to media. Targets included leaders of TTP (a terrorist group).[3] In retaliation, Afghan Taliban soldiers launched attacks on Pakistani army border posts on 11 October 2025 night. In response to Afghanistan's retaliation, Pakistan captured at most 19 Afghan posts and destroyed several along the Durand line.[4]
References
- ↑ Muhammad, Sher (2025-10-12). "Pakistan Army Captures 19 Afghan Posts". GTV News Latest Breaking Pakistani News | GTV News HD. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- 1 2 Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Pakistan Says 23 Of Its Troops, 200 On Afghan Side Killed In Clashes". barrons. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ↑ "Kabul bombings heighten Pakistan–Afghanistan rift". Tehran Times. 2025-10-10. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ↑ Khan, AFP | Dawn com | Tahir (2025-10-12). "Pakistani forces capture 19 Afghan border posts in response to attack: state media". Dawn. Retrieved 2025-10-12.