Taliban launches an attack on Pakistan


  • 29 soldiers also injured during skirmishes erupted following attack from across border and infiltration attempt: ISPR
  • 21 hostile positions on Afghan side also briefly physically captured and multiple terrorist training camps rendered inoperative
  • Afghan forces opened fire at multiple locations along frontier, including Angoor Adda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, Chitral in KP and Bahram Chah in Balochistan
  • Pakistan’s forces ‘exercised right of self-defence and decisively repelled the assault all along the border
  • Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran and China call for restraint after clashes broke out last night

ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: At least 23 Pakistani troops embraced martyrdom while over 200 Taliban and affiliated terrorist were killed in fierce overnight clashes along the Pak-Afghan border, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday, following an unprovoked attack from the Afghan side.

According to the ISPR statement, the confrontation began on the night of October 11-12 when “Afghan Taliban and India-sponsored Fitna al-Khawarij launched an unprovoked assault on Pakistani border posts,” triggering heavy exchanges of fire and precision strikes across several flashpoints. The military said its troops “responded decisively in self-defence,” inflicting heavy casualties and destroying multiple Taliban positions along the frontier.

https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/10/13/23-troops-martyred-over-200-taliban-terrorists-killed-as-pakistan-responds-afghan-aggression-ispr/