Overview
- Afghanistan’s defence ministry claimed coordinated strikes on multiple Pakistani military sites, naming Nur Khan Airbase near Rawalpindi, the 12th Division headquarters in Quetta and a Mohmand-area camp, with no independent confirmation and no immediate response from Islamabad.
- Pakistan acknowledged earlier air operations inside Afghanistan, including Kabul and Kandahar, and state outlets reported continued strikes destroying ammunition depots and a drone storage site, figures that independent outlets have not verified.
- Taliban officials said air defences engaged Pakistani jets over Kabul and reported repelling an attempted strike on Bagram air base, while Pakistan has not confirmed those accounts.
- Pakistan’s defence minister previously declared the confrontation “open war,” and President Asif Ali Zardari defended ongoing operations while urging Kabul to dismantle militants Pakistan says are sheltered on Afghan soil.
- Reports from both sides describe civilian harm and displacement near border areas such as Torkham, with Afghan officials citing child deaths in Kunar and Pakistan insisting it targets military facilities only.