The Pakistani army claims to have destroyed six Taliban tanks during this period. Pakistan claims that some Taliban soldiers were killed in the firing and several others fled the scene. The Taliban, however, claims to have killed 58 Pakistani soldiers.

Islamabad/Kabul: Fierce fighting between Pakistan and the Taliban continued on Tuesday night. Firing continued at several locations between the armies of the two countries throughout the night, with heavy casualties reported on both sides. The Pakistani army claimed that the Taliban and the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) resorted to unprovoked firing throughout the night, prompting a retaliatory attack. The Pakistani army claimed to have inflicted heavy losses on the Taliban in Afghanistan's Khost province and along the Kurram border.

The Pakistani army claimed to have destroyed six Taliban tanks during the operation. Pakistan claimed that several Taliban soldiers fled the scene after being killed in the firing. In another encounter in the Kurram sector, Pakistan claimed to have destroyed a tank with precision fire. Furthermore, the Pakistani army claimed to have attacked a terrorist training camp across the border in Naeem, which was used to train insurgents for operations in the Kurram sector.

Afghanistan-Pakistan overnight battle:
Pakistan has claimed to have destroyed a fourth Taliban tank position in a fierce encounter at Shamshad checkpoint. Furthermore, the Pakistani Army claimed to have destroyed another tank position along with the tank and its crew at Nargasar checkpoint in Afghanistan's Khost province. Furthermore, a sixth Taliban tank along with its crew has been targeted and destroyed during an operation at Turkmanzai Top. We are not confirming Pakistan's claims.

Continuous fighting has been going on between Pakistan and the Taliban for the past 2-3 days. Following the clashes on the night of October 11-12, heavy firing resumed on both sides of the border last night. The Taliban had claimed to have killed 58 Pakistani Army soldiers in the attack on the night of October 11-12.