Mujahid Says 25 Pakistani Border Posts Seized, 58 Soldiers Killed in Overnight Clashes

Zabihullah Mujahid said 25 Pakistani border posts were captured in overnight clashes that left 58 Pakistani soldiers dead and several others wounded, according to initial reports.

The Taliban said its forces seized 25 Pakistani border outposts in overnight clashes, killing 58 Pakistani soldiers and losing nine of its own fighters, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told reporters in Kabul on Sunday. The claims could not be independently verified, and Pakistani officials have yet to comment.

Mujahid said at least 30 Pakistani troops and nine Taliban fighters were wounded in the fighting, which he described as a response to recent Pakistani artillery attacks on Taliban positions in Helmand and Paktika provinces. He accused certain elements within Pakistan’s military of “plotting against Afghanistan” and destabilizing the region for personal or political gain.

The Taliban spokesman also alleged that the Islamic State Khorasan branch (ISIS-K) originated in Pakistan and continues to operate with support from within the country. He claimed ISIS leaders were living and recruiting in Pakistan and had carried out terrorist attacks inside Afghanistan using Pakistani soil.

Mujahid said regional governments were aware that ISIS maintained safe havens in Pakistan, adding that attacks targeting Shia, Sufi, and Hindu minorities in Afghanistan were the group’s work. He reiterated that most of Pakistan’s civil and military officials opposed these actions, blaming only a “small clique” within the army for stoking tensions.

Addressing Afghanistan’s foreign relations, Mujahid said Kabul would maintain ties with India “based on national interests,” similar to Pakistan’s approach to its own foreign policy. He added that the Taliban had paused military operations at Qatar’s request but would not tolerate violations of Afghanistan’s airspace or sovereignty.

Mujahid denied Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul, saying the aircraft “only caused explosions” without hitting targets, contradicting earlier statements by the Taliban’s defense ministry, which had confirmed such strikes.

Pakistani authorities have not issued a response to the Taliban’s allegations. Analysts say the remarks underscore escalating hostilities along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, where repeated cross-border attacks and retaliations risk triggering a wider confrontation between the two countries.

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