Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:48pm on 17 Oct 2025,Friday International
Pakistan carried out new airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Paktika province on Friday evening, breaking a two-day ceasefire between the two neighbours. Afghan officials said Pakistani jets hit targets in the Argun and Barmal districts. “Pakistan has broken the ceasefire and bombed three locations in Paktika. Afghanistan will retaliate,” a senior Taliban official told AFP. The truce, which began on Wednesday, had paused a week of deadly border clashes that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians on both sides. Earlier reports suggested both countries were considering extending the ceasefire after talks in Doha, but the new strikes ended those plans. (PC: X)
