Pakistani security forces have surrounded and initiated an operation against dozens of terrorists in the Bahadar Kalle hilly area of Turkmanzai's Mohmand sector, with ongoing exchanges of fire and reports of multiple fatalities, according to @Mohsin_o2. This development occurs amid credible reports that Pakistan's government has received U.S. approval for full-scale military operations against Afghanistan, with Washington reportedly guaranteeing Indian restraint on the eastern front, as stated by @brief_pk. Separately, the Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for three operations in Turbat, Kharan, and Quetta, including an attack on the occupying army, a highway blockade, and seizure of police weapons, according to @Bahutblch. These escalating border tensions follow earlier reports of Pakistani forces conducting drone strikes and artillery fire in Afghanistan's Khost province, destroying Afghan military assets. The Baloch Liberation Army statement on October 14th confirmed the deaths of ten operatives in Pakistani strikes on October 11th in Afghanistan's Asmat Qarargah and Angoor Adda. Lt Gen Manoj Katiyar of India's Western Command stated that if Pakistan does not change its mindset, it will repeat its moves, warning that "Sindoor 2.0 will be deadlier" and that India's response will surpass the last, as reported by @RealBababanaras. Taliban forces have reportedly moved towards Zazai Maidan, Khost from Kabul, with alerts issued by @AhmadSharifzad. Fresh clashes have also been reported in the Sui Karez and Barabcha districts of Balochistan, near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, though no losses have been reported thus far, according to @Info_Balochistn. The Taliban government is no longer considered acceptable along Pakistan's western border, and GHQ Rawalpindi is expected to manage potential reservations from China, as per @brief_pk. Earlier in the reporting window, Pakistani forces reported destroying a fifth tank position at Nargsar Post in Khost, Afghanistan, along with its crew, according to @Mohsin_o2. Additional Afghan assets targeted included seven APCs in Paloseen Village and a US-made Humvee with an SPG-9 at Turkmanzai Top. Another Taliban tank was reportedly destroyed at Naraig Sar by a UCAV, and a vehicle was destroyed by a soldier with an RPG. Reports from @PTVNewsOfficial indicated the destruction of a fourth tank position at Shamshad post in the Kerma Sector. Multiple Al-Mirsad (Taliban mouthpiece) accounts posted the Quranic verse "If you return, We will return" (Al-Anfal 8:19), interpreted as a threat of further aggression. Pakistan has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) restricting several air routes over its territory for "operational reasons" daily from October 15th to October 16th, 2025, between 7:30 PM and 9:30 PM Pakistan Standard Time (PKT).
