Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Xiaolong, under continuous bombing by F-16s, the Afghan Taliban voluntarily ceased fire, and 19 outposts and bases were captured. On October 12, 2025, local time, Pakistan released footage showing the Pakistan Air Force deploying F-16s, JF-17 Xiaolong fighter jets, and Wing Loong armed drones to bomb areas along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Among these, a scene was shown where the Pakistan Air Force's Wing Loong armed drone fired an air-to-ground missile to precisely destroy the Shahid outpost in the Baramcha area of Afghanistan. According to reports from Geo TV, a Pakistani television station, due to conflicts between the Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani army, Pakistan has occupied 19 Afghan border outposts and bases. The Pakistani television reported: "The Pakistani army has occupied 19 Afghan outposts and bases along the border." It is said that the Afghan Taliban military used these outposts and bases to launch attacks on targets within Pakistan.

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The Afghan Taliban military also did not remain idle. After organizing suicide squads to attack seven border outposts of the Pakistani military, they requested a ceasefire within a few hours. Pakistani media reported that any ceasefire would be conducted according to Pakistan's conditions, and the Pakistani authorities clearly stated that no unilateral ceasefire would be carried out. However, the Afghan Taliban authorities still unilaterally announced that they would stop retaliatory attacks against Pakistan. Afghan Taliban officials emphasized that the Afghan Taliban military would no longer conduct such attacks, but warned the Pakistani authorities that there would be no further aggression or infringement of Afghan territory in the future.

On October 11, Afghan Foreign Minister Mutaqi, when asked about the Pakistan Air Force's fighter jets and drones bombing Kabul explosions, said: "Don't test us, otherwise ask the British, Soviets, Americans, and NATO. Don't play with Afghans." Afghanistan is known as the "Graveyard of Empires," but this is only if entering Afghanistan for a counterinsurgency campaign. The Pak Army only conducts aerial strikes, without sending ground forces. The Pakistan Air Force relies on JF-17 Xiaolong fighter jets, F-16 fighter jets, Wing Loong armed drones, SH-15 self-propelled howitzers, and Green Arrow-8 anti-tank missiles to bomb, so what can the Afghan Taliban do?

Pakistan Air Force F-16s and JF-17 Xiaolong fighter jets continue to strike, bombing Afghanistan

Afghanistan is an agricultural country. With support from China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and other countries, Pakistan has money and its own military industry system, capable of producing drones, various ammunition, bombs, and missiles. If the conflict continues, it will not give any advantage to the Afghan Taliban.

Pakistan military base attacked by Afghan Taliban suicide squad

The Pakistani military publicly released footage showing that on October 12, under the full-scale bombing by the Pakistan Air Force, large numbers of Afghan Taliban troops panicked and fled the checkpoint and base at the Angor Ada border crossing. The Angor Ada border crossing is located in the Waziristan region and is one of the most militarized and volatile areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. There have been large numbers of Pakistani Taliban militants here who frequently launch sudden attacks on Pakistani military forces, then retreat back to Afghanistan to hide.

Suicide squad of Afghan Taliban capturing rifles after attacking a Pakistani outpost, including the Type 56-2

At night on October 11, the Afghan Taliban military launched a surprise attack on a Pakistani border post in the Baramcha direction of Helmand province. They captured a Pakistani border guard post, reportedly killing at least six Pakistani military personnel and seizing seven rifles, including the G3A3 rifle and the Type 56-2 rifle.

Pakistan military retaliates with air force, responding quickly and violently

The Afghan Taliban military announced that they had launched attacks on Pakistan from seven border locations. Obviously, the Afghan Taliban military acted dishonorably, conducting a surprise attack and launching a lightning war against Pakistan. The problem is that the Afghan Taliban military lacks stamina. After organizing several suicide squad attacks, they could not carry out subsequent attacks. As a result, they were met with a fierce bombing by the Pakistani military, especially the Pakistan Air Force, which dropped a large number of unguided bombs on the heads of the Afghan Taliban military. The Afghan Taliban military had no ability to intercept, even facing the missile bombing of the Wing Loong armed drones, they could only be bombed helplessly.

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