Overview

• Heavy overnight fighting erupted at multiple points along the Durand Line, with reports of artillery, tanks and heavy weapons used, and Pakistani officials saying three Afghan quadcopters were downed.
• Taliban officials describe the attacks as retaliation for violations of Afghan airspace and alleged strikes in Kabul and the east, claiming 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and several posts were seized, a figure not independently verified.
• Pakistan says Afghan forces opened fire to facilitate TTP militants and that its counterfire destroyed multiple Afghan border posts, with both sides issuing sharply conflicting casualty tallies.
• Pakistan closed major crossings at Torkham and Chaman and shut several smaller points, halting trade and travel as security forces reinforced border positions.
• Afghan authorities said operations ended around midnight after regional outreach, while Saudi Arabia, Iran and Qatar called for restraint and verification of battlefield claims remains absent.