Pakistan’s defense minister has warned Afghanistan that any new “terrorist or suicide attack” by militants on Pakistani soil would draw a stern response.

The two committed to stop attacking each other after the worst outbreak of hostilities in years. But the underlying causes remain, analysts warn.

At least six Pakistani soldiers, including a captain, were killed in an IED explosion targeting a military convoy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram District. Seven militants were also killed in the subsequent gunbattle.

Pakistan's top officials show differing approaches to Afghanistan. The Interior Minister favors dialogue, while the Defence Minister adopts a tougher stance. This division comes amid recent border clashes and stalled negotiations.

United States President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly sought credit for resolving global conflicts, also waded in, saying he would “solve the Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis very quickly”, while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) summit in Malaysia earlier in the week.

Confessions once buried in diplomatic shadows surface in Turkey, reshaping how Afghanistan reads the skies above Kabul.

Pakistan has reportedly admitted to an agreement with an unnamed \"foreign country\" permitting drone strikes on Afghan soil during TTP assaults. This r

Donald Trump on Sunday (October 26, 2025) praised Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir as 'great people' and said he would 'quickly' work to resolve the Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict.