Afghanistan Taliban: 58 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting
According to Afghan reports, 58 Pakistani soldiers have been killed in fighting on the border between the neighboring states of Afghanistan and Pakistan. A spokesman for the Islamist Taliban ruling in Kabul said this at a press conference. He spoke of "retaliatory actions". Nine Afghan soldiers were also killed. The information could not be independently verified.
12.10.2025, 11:38
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The Afghan Ministry of Defense had previously stated that the attacks were a reaction to "repeated attacks on Afghanistan's sovereignty by the Pakistani military". The Pakistani army had fired artillery at the other side, reported the Pakistani newspaper "Dawn".
According to reports, the Afghan capital Kabul was the target of air strikes late on Thursday evening. Pakistan has neither officially confirmed nor denied reports of involvement. Pakistani intelligence sources told the German Press Agency that the attacks were aimed at Noor Wali Mehsud, the head of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP).
The latest clashes are an expression of growing tensions between Islamabad and Kabul. Pakistan has been struggling for some time with increasing violence by the TTP and accuses the Taliban in the neighboring country of sheltering fighters on its soil. The rulers in Kabul reject the accusations.
