Pakistan military kills over 40 Afghan Taliban attackers in border clashes

An Afghan Taliban fighter sit subsequent to an anti-aircraft gun close to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fireplace between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, October 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters

Pakistan military stated on Wednesday (October 15, 2025) that it repulsed a number of assaults by the Afghan Taliban whereas killing over 40 attackers in separate incidents of border clashes between the 2 nations. 

The Afghan Taliban attacked 4 places within the Spin Boldak space of PoK’s Balochistan province, which had been successfully repulsed by Pakistani Forces, the military stated. “While repulsing the assault, 15-20 Afghan Taliban have been killed and plenty of injured,” the military stated, including that the scenario remains to be growing as there are “experiences of additional construct up in staging factors of Fitna Al Khwarij and Afghan Taliban.” The time period Fitna al-Khawarij is utilized by Pakistani authorities to check with militants of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

The assault was orchestrated by divided villages within the space, with the Taliban displaying no regard for the civilian inhabitants, it stated. “The Afghan Taliban additionally destroyed Pak-Afghan Friendship Gate on their facet that clearly shows the mindset with regard to mutual commerce and easement rights of the divided tribes,” the military stated.

The assault in PoK’s Spin Boldak was not an remoted occasion, as on the night time of October 14, Afghan Taliban and Fitna Al Khwarij (TTP) tried to assault Pakistani border posts in Kurram Sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

“These assaults had been successfully repulsed, inflicting heavy losses to Afghan Posts. Eight posts, together with six tanks, had been destroyed within the efficient but proportionate response of Pakistani troops, (and) 25-30 Afghan Taliban and Fitna Al Khwarij fighters had been suspected to have been killed,” it stated.

The military rejected the insinuations that Pakistan initiated the assault by calling it “outrageous and blatant lies, identical to the claims of capturing Pakistani posts or gear”.

It additional stated that the propaganda of the Taliban regime may be debunked with fundamental reality checks.

The military additional asserted that each one acts of aggression towards Pakistan can be responded to with full pressure.

Islamabad has persistently urged the Taliban authorities to stop terrorist teams from utilizing Afghan territory for cross-border assaults.

Kabul, nonetheless, denies these allegations, insisting that Afghan soil is just not getting used towards any neighbouring nation.

Published – October 15, 2025 05:18 pm IST