Overview

• Explosions were reported in Kabul, with local outlets attributing them to Pakistani airstrikes on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan sites.
• The operation was reported to target TTP leader Noor Wali Mehsud near Shahid Abdul Haq Square in the city's District 8.
• Conflicting accounts emerged on Mehsud's fate, with some reports claiming he was killed and an audio message attributed to him denying it.
• Islamic Emirate spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed an explosion in Kabul and said an investigation is underway, with no damage reported so far.
• Pakistan's military scheduled a DG ISPR briefing in Peshawar after an October 8 TTP ambush killed 11 soldiers, and the reported strikes coincided with Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's visit to India.