Clashes erupted between Afghan Taliban forces and Pakistan at the Wesh-Chaman border, impacting the Spin Boldak area of Kandahar and Orakzai district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between 5:06 AM and 5:35 AM UTC on October 15th, 2025, resulting in at least 15 dead and 85 injured on the Afghan side, and six Frontier Corps soldiers killed and six injured on the Pakistani side. The Afghan Taliban attempted to blow up the main crossing gate at Wesh-Chaman in an effort to infiltrate TTP terrorists into Pakistan, according to reports. Heavy weapons were used in the renewed fighting, which also damaged the Friendship Gate on the border crossing, injuring a girl child on the Pakistani side. Reports indicate a large number of Taliban fighters were detected near the border with Pakistan in Helmand and Kandahar provinces, with clashes occurring at a security post in the Ghiljo areaās Mahmodzai post in Orakzai district. The Afghan Taliban's actions at the Wesh-Chaman border involved damaging the Friendship Gate, and a girl child was injured on the Pakistani side by a bullet. The injured and deceased from the Spin Boldak clashes were transferred to hospitals, as stated by a reporter. These events follow previous reports from earlier this morning, October 15th, 2025, detailing Afghan Taliban forces destroying part of the border area at the Spin BoldakāChaman crossing between 3:36 AM and 4:05 AM UTC. During that period, Pakistani Army and Frontier Corps (FC) personnel reportedly withdrew from the area, with some sources describing the Taliban entering Spin Boldak freely. Prior to that, between 2:36 AM and 3:36 AM UTC, Afghan Taliban forces were reported to have targeted border infrastructure, attempting to blow up parts of the Spin BoldakāChaman crossing in the Mazal Gali area, with fuel containers observed suggesting further damage plans.
