Overview

• Pakistani security sources said the military conducted precision attacks on Afghan Taliban and TTP-linked sites in Kabul and Kandahar.
• Fresh fighting was reported near Spin Boldak and along Pakistan’s northwest frontier, with each side asserting it repelled assaults.
• Death tolls diverged sharply and have not been independently verified, with Pakistan reporting 23 troops killed on its side and about 200 Afghan combatants dead, while Kabul reported 58 Pakistani soldiers and nine Afghans killed.
• Pakistan temporarily closed its two main border crossings with Afghanistan as tensions rose along the Durand Line.
• Qatar and Saudi mediation reportedly prompted a brief pause in Taliban operations, and China, Russia and the U.S. president urged de-escalation.