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Pakistani troops were connected precocious alert connected the borderline with Afghanistan connected Monday (October 13, 2025) aft fierce warring betwixt the 2 sides at the play near dozens dormant and drew the attraction of U.S. President Donald Trump, who said helium could assistance extremity the conflict.
Border commercialized betwixt the neighbours came to a halt arsenic Pakistan closed crossings on the 2,600-km (1,600-mile) frontier, stranding scores of loaded goods vehicles connected either side, a Pakistani manufacture typical said.
War astatine the border: Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions escalate
Tensions betwixt Pakistan and Afghanistan person erupted into deadly violence, with some sides accusing each different of unprovoked attacks. Pakistan claims it seized 19 Afghan posts, portion the Taliban says 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed. The clashes travel amid ongoing militant enactment and rising determination instability. With borderline crossings unopen and civilians trapped, fears of a broader struggle grow. | Video Credit: The Hindu
Dozens of fighters were killed successful borderline clashes that began connected Saturday nighttime successful the astir deadly struggle betwixt the neighbours since the Taliban returned to powerfulness successful Kabul successful 2021.
Fighting betwixt the 2 sides, who were erstwhile allies, erupted aft Islamabad demanded the Taliban instrumentality enactment against militants who person stepped up attacks successful Pakistan, saying they run from havens successful Afghanistan.
The Taliban contradict that Pakistani militants are contiguous successful Afghanistan.
The Pakistan subject said that 23 of its soldiers were killed successful the play clashes. The Taliban said 9 of its fighters were killed. Both sides said they had killed much connected the different side, but the claims could not beryllium verified.
Trucks, containers stuck
"All introduction points are closed since Saturday pursuing unprovoked attacks by the Afghan Taliban forces," a elder Pakistani information authoritative told Reuters.
A 2nd information authoritative said determination were a fewer incidents of speech of tiny arms occurrence connected Sunday night, but the wide concern was calm.
The Pakistani subject spokesperson's bureau did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.
Enayatullah Khowarazmi, Afghanistan's defence ministry spokesperson, told Reuters that the "current situation" connected the borderline was normal, but did not stock details.
Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said Afghanistan did not privation to combat with anyone and each its different neighbours were blessed with Kabul.
"War is not a solution to problems. There is simply a request for dialogue. This has been our policy," Muttaqi told reporters successful the Indian superior New Delhi, which helium is visiting for the archetypal clip since 2021.
With borderline crossings for vehicles and pedestrians closed, each Pakistani authorities offices connected the borderline dealing with commercialized and different administrative issues had been shut, a elder Pakistani authorities authoritative said.
"Loaded vehicles, including containers and trucks, are stuck connected some sides of the border," said Zia Ul Haq Sarhadi, elder vice president of the Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
"Besides caller effect and vegetables, they are carrying imports and exports and transit commercialized goods and causing millions of rupees of losses to the 2 countries arsenic good arsenic traders," helium said.
Pakistan is the main root of goods and nutrient supplies for landlocked, impoverished Afghanistan.
Trump, China connection to help
The warring has drawn the attraction of Trump, who said helium would absorption connected it soon.
"I perceive there's a warfare present going connected betwixt Pakistan and Afghanistan," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One arsenic helium flew from Washington to Israel connected Sunday arsenic portion of his efforts to extremity the Gaza war.
"I said, I'll person to hold till I get back. You know, I'm doing different one, due to the fact that I'm bully astatine solving wars, I'm bully astatine making peace," Trump said.
China, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan successful its occidental portion and has sought to play a mediating relation successful calming hostilities betwixt the 2 sides, said it was precise acrophobic astir the latest clashes.
"China is consenting to proceed to play a constructive relation successful improving and processing Pakistan-Afghanistan relations," overseas ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said during a regular property briefing successful Beijing connected Monday.
Kabul said connected Sunday that it had halted attacks astatine the petition of Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
