Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban regime have agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire, effective from 6 p.m. today, October 15th, 2025, according to statements from Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The truce was reached at the Taliban's request and includes an agreement for constructive dialogue to seek a sustainable solution to ongoing issues. This development follows a period of intensified Pakistani airstrikes and drone strikes in Kandahar and Kabul. Over the past hour, the Pakistan Air Force conducted precision strikes targeting Afghan Taliban and Kharijin hideouts in Kandahar province and Kabul, security sources reported. Specific targets included Afghan Taliban Battalion Headquarters No. 8 and Border Brigade No. 5, with sources stating these were selected to be separate from urban populations and were successfully destroyed. Multiple targets were hit near Spin Boldak, Kandahar, along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Simultaneously, at least 11 Pakistani Taliban affiliates were killed in a precision strike in the Sur Pakh area of Central Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to security sources. Reports from Kabul indicate that Pakistani fighter jets and drones carried out multiple strikes, with at least four hits reported in the Taimani area, according to Aamaj News. Residents in Kabul's Taimani Second area reported civilian casualties from a drone strike, though specific numbers were not immediately available. These strikes resulted in powerful explosions and triggered a massive fire at impact sites. The Afghan Taliban claimed an earlier blast in Kabul was caused by a fuel tanker explosion, a claim that conflicts with reports of drone activity. An aviation notice (Notam) has been issued by Pakistan making multiple air traffic routes within its central sector unavailable on October 16th, 2025. Amidst the ongoing conflict, a Royal Oman Air Force C-130 was observed leaving Kabul, suggesting potential mediation efforts by Gulf states. The previous report from 12:37 PM UTC detailed Pakistani airstrikes targeting at least four locations in Kabul's Taimani area, including a school, between 11:37 AM and 12:37 PM UTC, and strikes on multiple Taliban headquarters in Spin Boldak, Kandahar. The previous report also mentioned conflicting accounts of an explosion in Kabul, with the Afghan Taliban attributing it to a fuel tanker and other sources pointing to Pakistani drones.
