Pakistan has suffered another blow from the Afghanistan-Taliban forces. The Taliban have taken control of two posts along the Durand Line. According to a report by Tolo News, the forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have seized Pakistani military posts near the fictitious Durand Line in the Spin Boldak and Shorabak districts of Kandahar province.
The tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan heightened when Afghan Taliban forces launched armed drone attacks targeting the command and control center at Rawalpindi's Nur Khan Airbase in Pakistan. This incident is particularly sensitive as Nur Khan Airbase was one of the sites targeted by Indian forces during Operation Sindoor.
Even nine months after the four-day intense battle between India and Pakistan in May 2025, reconstruction work was ongoing at the base. The news of the new attack by Afghan Taliban has jeopardized the repair work, causing further damage.
According to the official X account of Afghanistan's National Defense Ministry, Taliban forces have also conducted drone attacks on the 12th Division Headquarters in Quetta and other Pakistani military locations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Source: aajtak
The ministry stated, "Today, the Air Force of the National Defense Ministry carried out precise and coordinated air operations on critical military sites in Pakistan. This included attacks on the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi, the 12th Division Headquarters in Quetta (Balochistan), Khvajai Camp in Mohmand Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and several other key Pakistani military locations and command centers."
Source: aajtak
Earlier, Taliban officials claimed to have shot down a Pakistani fighter jet in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. According to news agency AFP, the pilot was captured alive after parachuting from the aircraft. Local residents reported to AFP that the pilot was detained immediately upon landing. This development occurred amid heightened border hostilities between the two nations.
On Friday, Pakistan launched airstrikes on Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, and the southern city of Kandahar, where Taliban's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada resides. A Pakistani government spokesperson stated that 133 Taliban fighters were killed, over 200 were injured, and several outposts were destroyed or captured.
