Sun Oct 12 09:07:09 UTC 2025: ## Summary:

Following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces, Pakistan closed its border crossings with Afghanistan on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Afghanistan claims to have killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes within Afghanistan targeting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader. Pakistan has not confirmed casualty figures but claims to have inflicted casualties on Afghan forces and destroyed border posts. While fighting has largely ceased, intermittent gunfire continued in some areas. Kabul states it halted attacks at the request of Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Pakistan accuses the Taliban administration in Afghanistan of harboring TTP militants, a charge Kabul denies.

## News Article:

**Pakistan Closes Border After Clashes with Afghanistan, Dozens Reportedly Dead**

**Islamabad, Pakistan – October 12, 2025** – Tensions have escalated between Pakistan and Afghanistan following a series of clashes that resulted in the closure of all major border crossings between the two nations on Sunday.

Pakistani officials confirmed the closure of crossings at Torkham and Chaman, as well as several minor crossings, after an exchange of fire with Afghan forces. The skirmishes followed alleged Pakistani airstrikes within Afghanistan earlier in the week.

Afghanistan claims its troops retaliated for the airstrikes, killing 58 Pakistani soldiers. While Pakistan has yet to confirm casualty figures, security officials asserted they inflicted casualties on Afghan forces.

“Afghan troops opened fire on Pakistani border posts late on Saturday (October 11, 2025), with the country’s Ministry of Defence saying this was in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan earlier in the week,” Pakistan said.

Kabul said on Sunday (October 12, 2025) that it had halted attacks at the request of Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The two Arab Gulf nations had released statements of concern about the clashes.

The closure impacts landlocked Afghanistan, which shares a 2,600-kilometer border with Pakistan.

Islamabad accuses the Taliban administration in Kabul of harboring militants belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a group seeking to overthrow the Pakistani government. Pakistan claims the airstrikes targeted the TTP leader within Afghanistan. While Kabul denies supporting the TTP, the incident further strains already fragile relations.

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