Over the past hour, between 8:36 AM and 9:35 AM UTC on October 15th, 2025, Pakistani forces intensified clashes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Pakistani tanks targeted enemy positions in Chaman, while Pakistani Army drones struck Taliban headquarters in Shorabak district, Kandahar, reportedly killing or trapping 30 fighters. Heavy fighting also erupted in Paktika Province between Afghan and Pakistani forces, according to Afghanistan’s state media RTA. These developments mark a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict. The drone strike on Shorabak district's Taliban headquarters, confirmed by @Himat75, indicates a strategic move by the Pakistani military to target leadership. Simultaneously, reports from @zarrar_11PK of Pakistani tanks engaging enemy positions in Chaman suggest ground operations are actively underway. The engagement in Paktika Province, as reported by RTA, signifies the opening of a new front in the border conflict, expanding the area of hostilities beyond the previously reported Chaman and Shorabak sectors. This comes after earlier reports this morning detailing intense fighting that began between 6:06 AM and 7:06 AM UTC, during which two Pakistani tanks and two Humvees were destroyed in the Chaman sector, and Afghan government visuals showed destroyed Pakistani checkpoints. Previous reports from earlier on October 15th, 2025, indicated that Afghan Taliban forces had destroyed parts of the border area at the Spin Boldak–Chaman crossing between 3:36 AM and 4:05 AM UTC, with Pakistani Army and Frontier Corps personnel reportedly withdrawing from the area. Fierce fighting had also erupted inside Afghanistan's border between Pakistani armed forces and TTP/TTA elements near the Spin Boldak–Chaman crossing between 4:06 AM and 5:05 AM UTC on October 15th, 2025, leading to heavy casualties on the Afghanistan side and six Frontier Corps soldiers killed and six injured on the Pakistani side. A temporary humanitarian ceasefire was announced at 2:00 AM UTC to collect dead and injured following initial reports of Afghan border forces initiating attacks at six points along the Pakistani-Afghan border in Chaman. During this period, significant civilian casualties were reported on the Pakistani side due to shelling and attacks on the "Bab-e-Dosti" gate in Chaman.
