Video footage released early this morning, October 12th, 2025, shows Pakistani troops planting the Pakistani flag on a Taliban border post located on Afghan territory. This event follows the capture of several Taliban border posts by the Pakistan Armed Forces during the night and early morning hours. According to a social media post from OSPSF, the video depicts Pakistani troops on what is described as a "Flag Post" of the Taliban. This development indicates a significant territorial assertion by Pakistan in the ongoing cross-border conflict along the Durand Line. The exact number of posts captured or the specific locations were not immediately disclosed in this report. In commentary shared via X (formerly Twitter), user MCIAZayyan expressed admiration for Pakistan's military strategy, stating, "The Pakistanis are playing a very good game here. They also correctly laid that trap to hook the Taliban that I was talking about. Impressed with the capability of Pakistani forces." This sentiment suggests that more actions have occurred than are publicly known, with expectations of further developments. Earlier reports from the reporting window indicated that Afghan forces, through their spokesperson for the Helmand provincial government, Mawlawi Mohammad Qasim Riaz, claimed to have killed 15 Pakistani soldiers and captured three military outposts in Helmand province's Bahrampur district last night. This counter-claim suggests a highly contested and escalatory situation along the border. These previous reports also mentioned Pakistan's seizure of 19 Afghan posts, with Afghan Taliban forces killed or having fled, as reported between 1:36 AM and 2:36 AM UTC on October 12th, 2025.
