Overview

• Fresh overnight fighting in the Spin Boldak–Chaman corridor and Kurram left dozens of troops and civilians dead or wounded, according to officials on both sides.
• Pakistan said Afghan Taliban forces opened unprovoked fire and that its troops repelled assaults, destroyed posts and tanks, and killed more than 40 fighters, with targeted strikes also reported in Kandahar and Kabul.
• Taliban officials accused Pakistan of initiating the attacks and reported 12–15 civilian deaths and over 100 injuries, while claiming to have seized Pakistani posts; Pakistan rejected those claims as false.
• Both governments announced a 48-hour ceasefire beginning Wednesday evening to facilitate dialogue, though each asserted the other requested it, and key border crossings remained closed.
• The escalation tracks Pakistan’s accusations that Kabul harbors TTP militants, which the Taliban deny, as regional partners urged restraint and residents near the frontier reported evacuations and damaged infrastructure.