Overview

• An Afghan government spokesman said 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and about 30 wounded in a night raid, with nine Taliban fighters reported dead, a claim not independently verified.
• The Taliban Defense Ministry reported assaults on Pakistani positions and the seizure of three border posts before halting operations around midnight local time.
• Pakistan said its forces engaged at more than six points along the frontier and destroyed Afghan positions, sharing video that showed artillery firing into Afghanistan.
• Official casualty figures remain unconfirmed, and Afghan outlet Tolonews earlier reported 12 Pakistani fatalities in the cross-border fighting.
• Islamabad has neither confirmed nor denied reported airstrikes in Kabul, which intelligence sources said targeted TTP chief Noor Wali Mehsud, and top officials vowed a decisive response.