The Afghan Taliban bears responsibility for TTP attacks inside Pakistan

Pakistan resumed airstrikes inside Afghanistan, saying that three targets were struck and 28 militants killed. UNAMA independently confirmed that three civilians — a man, a woman and a girl — were killed. Afghanistan's Taliban government condemned the strikes and threatened an appropriate response, while Pakistan continued accusing Kabul of harbouring groups responsible for attacks inside Pakistan.

Attacks by militant and insurgent groups within Pakistan, including bombings, shootings and other violence targeting security forces, government installations and civilians, and Pakistan's military and diplomatic responses to them, including tensions with Afghanistan over cross-border militancy.

Pakistani forces and Afghan Taliban personnel exchanged fire for several hours along the Kurram border on 17 October. Anonymous Pakistani officials linked the fighting to an alleged militant infiltration attempt and claimed unspecified casualties. Afghanistan's government had not immediately commented.