Afghanistan, Oct. 18 -- The recent confrontation between Afghanistan and Pakistan has pushed the region into one of its most serious escalations since the Taliban's return to power in 2021. Pakistan's airstrikes inside Afghan territory on October 9, 2025, initially described by Islamabad as operations against Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders, have evolved into a wider and sustained conflict. The strikes killed civilians and prompted an immediate military response from Afghan forces, signaling a severe breakdown of trust between the two neighbors.
Pakistan stated that its operations were aimed at "high-value militants," including TTP chief Noor Wali Mehsud, accused of orchestrating multiple attacks against Pakistani security forces....