Overview

• Afghanistan’s defence ministry says the border attacks were retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes, alleging a strike on a Paktika market and a breach of airspace that Pakistan has not confirmed.
• Pakistani security sources report Afghan forces opened unprovoked fire at Angoor Adda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, Chitral and Baramcha, and say Pakistan’s reply destroyed Afghan posts and killed numerous fighters.
• Afghan officials and local media claim Taliban-led units seized multiple Pakistani outposts in Kunar, Helmand and Paktia, with reported Pakistani deaths ranging from about five to a dozen that cannot be independently verified.
• Pakistan’s military spokesperson has accused Kabul of giving space to non-state actors such as the TTP and urged Afghan authorities to seal the frontier, noting outreach through several diplomatic channels.
• Videos circulating online show intense artillery and gunfire along the frontier, but the imagery and competing battlefield claims remain unverified as clashes continue across several provinces.