Pakistani Taliban leader Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud is alive and had traveled to Khost province the night before Pakistan's alleged attack on Kabul, according to Aamaj News. The Pakistani military is scheduled to hold a press conference on Friday, October 10th, 2025. This news emerges as at least 11 soldiers were killed in an attack by the Pakistani Taliban on the Haider Kandao military post in Tirah, Khyber District, after midnight on Friday morning, as reported by Khorasan Diary. Earlier on October 10th, 2025, eight shops were destroyed in Magha Bazar, Bermal, Paktika, between 1:05 AM and 4:05 AM UTC, following an airstrike attributed to the Pakistan Air Force targeting a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) position. One shop was directly hit, and the fire spread to seven adjacent businesses, according to a report from Himat75 on X.com. In a separate development, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated in the National Assembly that Afghan officials had previously demanded 10 billion rupees to relocate terrorists without guaranteeing an end to attacks on Pakistan, as reported by The News International. Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar in New Delhi on October 10th, 2025, where Muttaqi invited Indian companies to explore mining opportunities in Afghanistan. Jaishankar expressed "deep appreciation" for the invitation, stating it could be discussed further, according to previous reports. During the bilateral meeting, Muttaqi stated that Afghanistan would not allow its territory to be used against others, emphasizing a challenge for the region. These diplomatic engagements and security incidents occur amidst reports of an explosion in Kabul on the evening of October 10th, 2025, which narrowly missed a high-value target. Taliban officials are reportedly divided on how to respond to this incident, with some advocating for a strong stance against perceived external interference and others preferring to label it as a "single security incident."
