Overview

• The temporary truce took effect at 6 p.m. on Oct. 15 for 48 hours, with Pakistan’s Foreign Office attributing the request to Kabul and Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid saying Islamabad sought the pause.
• Fresh fighting flared in multiple sectors including Kurram and the Spin Boldak–Chaman area, with Pakistan’s military claiming to have repelled assaults and killed 15–20 attackers near Spin Boldak and additional fighters elsewhere.
• The Taliban government said Pakistani forces used heavy weapons, claimed to have killed Pakistani soldiers, and asserted they captured posts and equipment, assertions Pakistan dismissed as false; independent verification remains limited.
• Pakistan reported precision strikes on targets in Kandahar and Kabul before the cease-fire, while Kabul acknowledged explosions in the capital as casualty counts and responsibility claims continued to diverge.
• Key crossings remained closed as civilian tolls rose, with Afghan officials reporting more than a dozen civilians killed and over 100 wounded, trade halted, trucks stranded, and residents fleeing border villages.