Pakistan and Afghan Taliban regime agree to 48-hour temporary ceasefire

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban regime have agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire, starting from 6 p.m. today, after fresh clashes erupted last night along the Pak-Afghan border. The Pakistani army responded quickly, killing terrorists and forcing others to retreat.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the decision was taken at the request of the Taliban and with the mutual consent of both parties. During the ceasefire, both sides will engage in constructive dialogue to make sincere efforts to find a positive solution to a complex but resolvable issue, the ministry added.

“This temporary pause aims to create space for meaningful discussions and promote stability along the border,” the ministry said in a statement.

Pakistan carried out ‘precision strikes’ in Kandahar and Kabul

Earlier, Pakistan carried out “precision strikes” against the Afghan Taliban regime and terrorist hideouts in Kandahar and Kabul, destroying several Taliban battalion headquarters, according to security sources.

In Kandahar, the Pakistani army struck the headquarters of Battalions 4 and 8, as well as Border Brigade 5. “All targets were carefully selected to be isolated from civilian populations and were successfully destroyed,” security officials said.

In Kabul, the operation targeted the management and central hub of the Fitna al-Hindustan network. Security sources stressed that the Pakistan Army is fully capable of responding strongly to any act of aggression.

“These operations demonstrate our ability to precisely neutralize terrorist infrastructure while minimizing risk to civilians,” officials added.

Tensions flared after Taliban forces launched an attack in the Kurram area last night. The Afghan Taliban regime, along with the TTP terrorists, called by the government “Fitna al-Khawarij”, opened fire indiscriminately on Pakistani positions, provoking a strong and decisive response from the Pakistani army.

The retaliatory strikes reportedly caused significant damage to several Taliban posts, and fires broke out across the border. Security officials said a Taliban regime tank was destroyed and fighters were seen fleeing their positions, leaving behind several bodies of their fallen comrades.

In another engagement in the Kurram sector, a moving tank was precisely targeted and destroyed, described by sources as a “highly professional and skillful strike”.

Security sources also confirmed that the Pakistan Army struck the Naeem militant training camp across the border, which was used to train insurgents for operations in the Kurram sector.

Attack of the Afghan Taliban regime on the Chaman border

In a major escalation along the Pak-Afghan border, the Afghan Taliban regime, in coordination with terrorists linked to Fitna al-Khawarij, launched attacks at three different points near the Chaman border early Wednesday morning.

The Pakistani army responded quickly, killing at least 20 terrorists and forcing the rest to retreat, security sources said. According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the attack took place at four different locations in Spin Boldak area of ​​Balochistan.

During the attack, terrorists blew up the Pak-Afghan Friendship Gate, a key crossing point that facilitates trade and movement of civilians between the two countries. Officials said the destruction of the gate demonstrated the Afghan Taliban’s opposition to legitimate cross-border trade and regional stability.

The coordinated assault targeted both border security infrastructure and Pakistani military positions. The counter-offensive by Pakistani forces repelled the attackers, inflicting significant losses on the terrorists.

The terrorists used neighboring villages as hideouts and civilians as human shields. A tactic increasingly used by the Afghan Taliban and Khawarij elements to avoid direct engagement, security officials said.

Tensions escalate after unprovoked shooting by Afghan Taliban regime

Tensions along the Pak-Afghan border escalated last week when clashes erupted after the Afghan Taliban regime opened unprovoked fire on several locations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan, provoking a swift and forceful response from the Pakistani army, which destroyed several Afghan posts and killed civilians. dozens of Afghan soldiers and militants.

The coordinated assault began in several key areas including Angoor Adda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, Chitral in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Baramcha in Balochistan. According to security sources, the firing was aimed at facilitating the illegal entry of Khwarij – the state term for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) – into Pakistani territory.

“The Pakistani army reacted immediately and decisively,” security sources said. “The counter-offensive effectively targeted and destroyed several Afghan posts on the border. Dozens of Afghan and Khwarij soldiers were killed in retaliatory fire.”

More than 200 Afghan Taliban killed

A day later, the Pakistani military said its security forces had killed more than 200 Afghan Taliban in nighttime clashes along the Pakistani border, while confirming that 23 of its soldiers had been killed in crossfire, according to the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations.

According to an ISPR, the confrontation took place on the night of October 11-12, when Afghan Taliban forces, supported by “Indian-sponsored Fitna al Khwarij elements”, launched an unprovoked attack on Pakistan along the border.

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“These cowardly actions, which included shooting and some physical raids, aimed to destabilize border areas to facilitate terrorism, thereby furthering the nefarious designs of the FAK,” the statement said. Fitna al Khwarij is a state-coined term for terrorists affiliated with the banned group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

The ISPR said that exercising their right of self-defence, the alert Pakistani armed forces repulsed the assault decisively all along the border and inflicted heavy losses on the Taliban forces and affiliated Khwarijs.

“Precision fire and strikes, as well as physical raids, were directed against Taliban camps and posts, terrorist training facilities and support networks operating from Afghan territory, including elements linked to Fitna al Khwarij (FAK), Fitna al Hindustan (FAH) and ISKP/Daesh. All possible measures were taken to avoid collateral damage and to protect civilian lives,” the statement added.