BSS
  12 Oct 2025, 17:24

Pakistan says 23 of its troops, 200 on Afghan side killed in clashes

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct 12, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Pakistan's military said on 
Sunday that 23 of its troops and more than 200 Taliban and affiliated 
fighters on the Afghan side were killed in border clashes overnight.

"Precision fire and strikes, as well as physical raids, were directed against 
Taliban camps and posts (and) terrorist training facilities," the military 
said in a statement.

It said 23 of its own troops were killed and 29 wounded, while "more 
than...200 Taliban and affiliated terrorists have been neutralized".