Overview
- Taliban authorities say their night operation along the Durand Line was launched after blasts they blame on Pakistani strikes and ended around midnight local time.
- Kabul claims 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 9 Taliban died, while Pakistan reports 23 troops killed and says roughly 200 Afghan fighters were neutralized.
- Pakistani officials report heavy exchanges at several border points and say three Afghan quadcopter drones suspected of carrying explosives were shot down.
- The Torkham and Spin Boldak/Chaman crossings were closed and additional forces deployed, halting movement and straining trade routes.
- Iran and Saudi Arabia called for de-escalation as Islamabad accuses Kabul of sheltering the TTP and Afghanistan rejects responsibility for the initial blasts.