Overview

• The Taliban’s Defense Ministry said on October 12 that its forces attacked Pakistani military positions along the border on the night of October 11.
• Taliban officials framed the operation as a response to alleged Pakistani airspace violations and bombings that included Kabul.
• Afghan media reported strikes across multiple frontier areas, including Nangarhar, Kunar and Helmand provinces.
• Pakistan’s military said it repelled the attacks, reporting 23 Pakistani soldiers killed while claiming to have killed more than 200 Taliban fighters.
• Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid countered that 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and that the Taliban lost nine fighters.