Taliban security personnel patrol on Humvees as they move in a convoy at the Mazal area of the Shorabak district near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on October 12, 2025.
Pakistan-Afghanistan border clash live updates: Pakistan has claimed to have killed over 200 Afghan Taliban soldiers and acknowledged the death of 23 of their own after security forces of the two countries clashed along their shared border on Saturday night, marking one of the deadliest confrontations in years. Afghanistan said that the overnight border operations, in which they claimed 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed, were in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace by Pakistan. …Read More
Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that operations against Pakistan were halted on Saturday midnight after Saudi Arabia and Qatar intervened.
“The situation on all official borders and de facto lines of Afghanistan is under complete control, and illegal activities have been largely prevented,” Mujahid told a press conference in Kabul. He also claimed that the Afghan forces have captured 25 Pakistani army posts.
Earlier in the week, Afghan officials had accused Pakistan of bombing both the capital, Kabul, and a marketplace in the eastern part of the country. Pakistan has not acknowledged any role in those incidents.
Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, who is in India, said that Afghanistan sought peace in the region. “Our doors are open for talks. We brought peace to Afghanistan and strive for peace throughout the entire region,” he said.
Follow all the updates here:
Oct 12, 2025 5:02 PM IST
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Taliban FM’s ‘certain sections’ jibe at Pakistan amid border clashes
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said on Sunday that Afghanistan has other options against Pakistan if peace talks fail, alleging that “certain sections” in Islamabad want to spoil ties between both countries. Read more.
Oct 12, 2025 4:26 PM IST
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Islamabad claims over 200 killed on Afghan side
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: In a statement, the Pakistan Army has claimed that over 200 Afghan soldiers have been killed in the clashes along the border, Reuters reports.
The news agency added that it was not able to independently confirm the figure. The Taliban has officially confirmed 9 deaths on their side.
Oct 12, 2025 4:17 PM IST
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Former diplomat reacts to Pak-Afghan border skirmish
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Former Indian diplomat KP Fabian has reacted to the clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan along their shared border in which over 65 people died, saying that Islamabad has played its hand “badly” and that its foreign policy has been a failure.
He also advised not to base the conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan only on the basis of the Durand line, and highlighted Islamabad’s habit of aggression. Read more.
Oct 12, 2025 3:48 PM IST
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Situation under control, says Taliban FM
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said that the situation is under control now. “We want a peaceful resolution of the situation, but if the peace efforts don’t succeed, we have other options,” he said, according to PTI.
Oct 12, 2025 3:28 PM IST
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Pak FM says expect Taliban govt to take action against terrorists
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Pakistan’s foreign minister said that he expects the Taliban govt to take action against “terrorist elements and perpetrators that wish to derail Pak-Afghanistan relations”, reports Reuters.
Oct 12, 2025 3:12 PM IST
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Pak captures 19 Afghan security posts along border
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Pakistan seized 19 Afghan military posts and “terrorist hideouts” in response to what it termed “unprovoked” attacks by Afghan forces in the border areas, news agency PTI has reported, citing security sources.
Earlier in the day, the Taliban government’s chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, had claimed that Afghan forces captured 25 Pakistani army posts.
Oct 12, 2025 2:55 PM IST
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Pak has to control problem of militancy, says Taliban FM
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said that Pakistan has to control the problem of militancy within its own borders, reports Reuters.
He also claimed that there are no members of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, in Afghanistan.
Oct 12, 2025 2:49 PM IST
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Taliban FM answers why Pak started escalation against Kabul
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: When asked if Pakistan started escalation against Afghanistan because it is coming closer to India, Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said: “Ask this to Pakistan. We have no difficulty at all. We have a bigger heart.”
Oct 12, 2025 2:37 PM IST
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: We have other ways to handle situation, warns Taliban FM
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: “We have other ways to handle the situation if Pakistan does not want to engage in dialogue,” Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said.
Oct 12, 2025 2:35 PM IST
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Afghans come together when there is external aggression, says Taliban FM
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: “We may have internal disagreements, but when there is external aggression, all Afghans come together,” Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said during a press conference in Delhi.
Oct 12, 2025 2:33 PM IST
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Afghanistan open for talks, says Taliban FM
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said that Afghanistan wants peace in the country and the entire region.
“Qatar and Saudi Arabia instructed both sides to cease hostilities, and we complied. Our doors are open for talks. We brought peace to Afghanistan and strive for peace throughout the entire region,” he said.
“If someone does not want peace, we will protect our borders,” he added.
Oct 12, 2025 2:25 PM IST
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Former Diplomat KP Fabian on Pak-Afghan conflict
Pakistan-Afghanistan clash live: Former Diplomat KP Fabian has termed Pakistan’s foreign policy as a “failure” after Islamabad acted as an aggressor against Afghanistan, reports ANI.
“This has happened when, maybe coincidentally, the Afghanistan Emirate Foreign Minister is in Delhi… The bad relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan cannot entirely be explained on the basis of the Durand Line… I think Pakistan played its hand badly, probably was overbearing,” he said.
Oct 12, 2025 2:04 PM IST
Attacks halted after Saudi, Qatar intervention
Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that last night’s operations against Pakistan along the hypothetical Durand Line was halted after mediation of Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Oct 12, 2025 1:46 PM IST
Why Pakistan blames Afghan Taliban for terrorist attacks
While Islamabad did not confirm the responsibility of bombings in Kabul, Pakistan defence minister told the Parliament this week that several efforts to convince the Afghan Taliban to stop backing the TTP had failed. “Enough is enough,” he said. “The Pakistani government and army’s patience has run out.” Islamabad accuses the Afghan Taliban of backing the TTP which it says has killed hundreds of its soldiers since 2021. A UN report this year said the TTP “receive substantial logistical and operational support from the de facto authorities”, referring to the Taliban government in Kabul.
Oct 12, 2025 1:29 PM IST
No provocation will be tolerated: Mohsin Naqvi
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi termed the Taliban attacks on border posts “unprovoked” and accusing them of firing at civilians. “Firing by Afghan forces on the civilian population is a blatant violation of international laws. Pakistan’s brave forces have given a prompt and effective response that no provocation will be tolerated,” he said.
Oct 12, 2025 1:21 PM IST
Nine Afghan soldiers were killed in exchange of fire with Pakistan on Saturday, Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said, adding that the operation was halted at midnight after requests from Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Oct 12, 2025 1:18 PM IST
‘Exercise restraint’: Saudi Arabia, Iran and Qatar to Afghanistan, Pakistan
Amid the rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Qatar have urged both sides to “exercise restraint”. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is following with concern the tensions and clashes taking place in the border areas between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the State of Afghanistan. The Kingdom calls for self-restraint, avoiding escalation, and embracing dialogue and wisdom, which will contribute to reducing tension and maintaining the security and stability of the region,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said in a statement.
Oct 12, 2025 1:03 PM IST
Pak shuts border crossings with Afghanistan
Pakistan on Sunday closed the borders with Afghanistan following the escalation along the border in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan regions. These border crossings include two main points at Torkham and Chaman and at least three minor crossings at Kharlachi, Angoor Adda and Ghulam Khan, Reuters reported.
Oct 12, 2025 12:51 PM IST
58 Pak soldiers killed, says Taliban
Afghanistan has said 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 30 others wounded in overnight border operations during which the Afghan forces also occupied 25 Pakistani army posts, news agency AP reported.
Afghanistan said the attacks on Pakistan were in retaliation to last week’s bombing in Kabul.
Oct 12, 2025 12:44 PM IST
19 Afghan posts captured, says Pakistan
Pakistan has occupied 19 Afghan border posts in response to Afghanistan’s attack, Pakistan’s state-run media says, quoting military sources.
Oct 12, 2025 12:38 PM IST
Pakistan PM condemns ‘provocations’ by Afghanistan, vows ‘strong’ response
Terming Afghanistan’s retaliation along the Pakistan border as “provocations”, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has condemned the act and has vowed “strong” response. Afghan state-run media said that 15 Pakistani soldiers were killed as the Afghan forces occupied three posts along the border in the southern Helmand province.
Oct 12, 2025 12:30 PM IST
Pakistan-Afghanistan border clash live updates: Taliban warns Pak against ‘violating territorial integrity’
Pakistan-Afghanistan border clash live updates: In a statement early Sunday, Afghanistan’s defense ministry said its forces had carried out “retaliatory and successful operations” along the shared border.
“If the opposing side again violates Afghanistan’s territorial integrity, our armed forces are fully prepared to defend the nation’s borders and will deliver a strong response,” an Associated Press news agency quoted the Taliban defense ministry.
Oct 12, 2025 12:27 PM IST
Pakistan-Afghanistan border clash live updates: 15 Pakistani soldiers dead in Afghani ‘revenge’ strike
Pakistan-Afghanistan border clash live updates: Afghan security forces launched attacks on Pakistani border posts late Saturday in what the Taliban government described as retaliation for repeated violations of Afghan territory and airspace.
State-run media, RTA, said the “revenge operation” had captured three Pakistani military posts, resulting in the deaths of 15 soldiers in an area bordering southern Helmand province.
The Torkham border crossing, one of two main trade routes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, did not open on Sunday at its usual time of 8 am, Associated Press reported.