Pakistan Army launched a decisive retaliatory operation early Sunday after Afghan forces opened unprovoked fire across several border locations, destroying multiple posts, capturing 19 key positions, and inflicting heavy losses on Afghan troops and militants.

Security officials said that Afghan forces initiated gunfire at several border points — including Angoor Adda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, Chitral, and Baramcha — with the apparent aim of facilitating Khawarij formations to cross into Pakistan.

Pakistan’s border posts, already on high alert, responded swiftly and with precision, targeting the attacking positions effectively. The exchange of fire soon escalated into a full-scale retaliatory operation that continues to target militant hideouts along the frontier.

جنوبی وزیرستان ، انگور اڈا کے سامنے افغانستان کی پوسٹ تباہ ہونے کے تازہ ترین مناظر

افغان پوسٹ کو مکمل طور پے مسمار ہوتے دیکھا جا سکتا ہے

پاک فوج کے بھرپور جواب سے افغان فوجی پوسٹ پے لاشیں چھوڑ کے بھاگ گئے ہیں

پوسٹ میں آگ لگی ہوئی نظر آ رہی ہے pic.twitter.com/cZBsbIzqpk
— PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) October 12, 2025

19 Afghan posts seized as Taliban flees

Security sources confirmed that Pakistan Army captured 19 Afghan border posts being used to launch attacks inside Pakistani territory.

Video footage from Bajaur and Kurram shows several Afghan positions engulfed in flames, while Taliban fighters reportedly fled, abandoning their posts and leaving behind bodies and equipment.

پاک فوج کی بھرپور جوابی کارروائی سے متعدد افغان فوجی ہلاک، طالبان لاشیں چھوڑ کر فرار

Pakistani troops also hoisted the national flag on a captured post in Angoor Adda, officials said.

Key Taliban strongholds destroyed

In precise artillery and drone strikes, Pakistani forces destroyed several command centers, including the Durand Mela, Turkmanzai, Shahidan, Jandosar, and Kharchar Fort — described as a major Khawarij stronghold.

The Taliban’s Manojaba Battalion Headquarters 1 and 2, Durrani Camp, and Leobund posts were also razed to the ground, killing dozens of Taliban fighters and foreign militants.

پاک افغان بارڈر پر افغانستان کی جانب سے بِلا اشتعال جارحیت/ اپڈیٹ

پاکستان فوج کی طرف سے افغان فورسز کے خلاف منہ توڑ جواب بھرپور طریقے سے جاری

رات گئے پاکستانی فورسز بھاری ہتھیاروں کے ساتھ پرجوش انداز میں افغان پوسٹوں کو کامیابی سے نشانہ بنا رہی ہیں، سیکورٹی ذرائع

افغان فورسز… pic.twitter.com/7psxk5TXD7
— PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) October 11, 2025

Sources said that even the Manojiya Camp Battalion HQ, a central hub for Taliban coordination, was completely destroyed.

Use of heavy artillery and air power

The Pakistan Army used artillery, tanks, drones, and air assets to hit militant positions. The operation specifically targeted ISIS and Fitna al-Khawarij hideouts inside Afghanistan while avoiding civilian zones.

Security sources clarified that Afghan aggression coincided with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, calling the timing “notable and concerning.”

“Not a war with Afghan people”

Officials emphasized that Pakistan’s retaliatory actions were not directed against Afghan civilians, but only against militant networks and their facilitators.
“The operation targets terrorist hideouts and training centers being used for cross-border attacks,” security sources said.

They alleged that the aggression was carried out by the Afghan interim government, in coordination with Khawarij groups and “Indian-backed networks” aiming to destabilize Pakistan.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the cross-border firing as a violation of international law, vowing that provocations “will not be tolerated.”
“Pakistan’s forces have proved that any aggression will be met with a decisive response,” Naqvi said, adding that the nation stands united behind its armed forces “like a wall of lead.”

Tribal support for armed forces

Tribal elders from border regions expressed full support for the Pakistan Army, vowing to defend the homeland against cross-border attacks.
In an audio statement, a tribal leader pledged that militants would “face the same fate as before,” reaffirming solidarity with the armed forces in the fight against terrorism.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar urge restraint

Saudi Arabia expressed concern over the skirmishes, urging both nations to resolve the issue “through patience, restraint, and dialogue.”
The Saudi Foreign Ministry said that easing tensions is crucial for regional peace and stability, and offered prayers for the well-being of the people of both countries.

Qatar also voiced similar concern, calling for “calm and diplomacy” to defuse the situation. It stressed that continued escalation could endanger broader regional peace.

Pakistan calls for border sealing

Earlier, DG ISPR Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said Pakistan had engaged Kabul through multiple diplomatic channels, including the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and the UAE, to address militant threats.

“Yet, the space given to non-state actors inside Afghanistan is not only against Pakistan’s interests but also dangerous for Afghanistan itself,” he said, urging Kabul to seal the border and prevent terrorist infiltration.

He also accused India of using Afghan soil for proxy operations against Pakistan, adding that evidence had been shared with Afghan authorities.