Overview

• Pakistan’s military says 23 of its soldiers were killed, while it claims more than 200 Taliban and allied fighters died; the Taliban assert 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and report nine Taliban dead.
• The Taliban describe their operation as retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul on Thursday, which Islamabad has not officially acknowledged.
• Firing tapered off by Sunday morning after Kabul said it paused attacks at the request of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, though intermittent gunfire continued in Pakistan’s Kurram district.
• Pakistan shut major crossings along the frontier, including Torkham and Chaman, and also closed Kharlachi, Angoor Adda and Ghulam Khan.
• Independent verification remains limited, with an AFP journalist in Khost observing heavy cross‑border fire and Pakistan’s prime minister pledging firm responses to provocations.