12.10.2025 00:13
Tensions have risen between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Violent clashes have occurred at the border between the soldiers of the two countries, with reports of casualties on both sides. Afghanistan has shot down a Pakistani warplane. Additionally, Afghanistan has begun to send military troops to the border.
The tension between neighboring countries Pakistan and Afghanistan has reached its peak after days of escalation. Violent clashes have erupted between the armies of the two countries at the border. According to Pakistani security sources, the Pakistan Army responded strongly after unexplained attacks by Afghan Taliban forces on Pakistan's border outposts.
VIOLENT CLASHES BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN
Pakistani officials reported that the Pakistan Army effectively targeted the attack points of its alert units at the border and inflicted serious damage on many Taliban positions. The statement indicated that numerous Afghan outposts and militant groups suffered heavy losses. Officials added that the army targeted many Afghan positions, destroying some of them and inflicting heavy casualties on the Taliban and Afghan forces. During the clashes, it was claimed that Taliban fighters fled the area, leaving behind some outposts and bodies.
The Afghan army shot down a Pakistani warplane that took off at the border. The Pakistan Army, in turn, struck an Afghan position at the border. Afghan military units have also begun to be deployed to the border. It has been reported that there are casualties and injuries.
Clashes have been reported in 7 border provinces. It was announced that the Afghan Defense Minister is overseeing the operation in the region. In a statement from Afghanistan, it was expressed that the Taliban border units in the east engaged in heavy clashes "in retaliation for airstrikes by Pakistani forces on various border positions."
PAKISTAN: A SUITABLE RESPONSE WILL BE GIVEN TO AFGHANISTAN JUST LIKE TO INDIA
Pakistan's Interior Minister Muhsin Nakvi stated in a social media announcement, "Afghanistan is playing a game of blood and fire. The strings of this game are in the hands of our eternal enemy. The Afghan forces firing at civilian settlements is a clear violation of international law; Afghanistan will receive the response it deserves, just like India, and will not dare to look at Pakistan with ill intentions again," he said.
STATEMENT FROM THE TALIBAN
Statements from Taliban officials also confirmed the clashes. In a statement from the Taliban's military wing, it was expressed that in retaliation for Pakistan's airstrikes, Taliban forces on the eastern border carried out heavy armed attacks on various Pakistani border outposts.
AFGHANISTAN HELD PAKISTAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPLOSION IN KABUL
Last Thursday, two separate explosions occurred in Afghanistan's capital Kabul and in the southeast of the country. Yesterday, the Afghan Defense Ministry, under Taliban control, held Pakistan responsible for the attacks, claiming that these actions violated Afghanistan's sovereignty. The Pakistani government denied the accusations and called on the Afghan government to stop harboring militants from the group known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also referred to as the "Pakistan Taliban."
PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN TENSION
The tension between Islamabad and Kabul has escalated recently due to the Afghan government's failure to take action against terrorist groups that carry out attacks on Pakistani territory. Since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan in 2021, there has been a significant increase in cross-border terrorist attacks, particularly in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan border regions.
Source: İHA