Tanks Speed Through Afghan Streets In Viral Video, Taliban Says Captured From Pakistani Forces

Last Updated:October 16, 2025, 16:02 IST

Around 20 civilians were killed and nearly 170 wounded on Wednesday, according to Spin Boldak’s information department spokesman Mohammad Haqmal.

Pakistan is facing a resurgence of attacks against its security forces on its western border with Afghanistan. (X)

Hours before Islamabad and Kabul agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire, videos went viral on social media showing tanks racing through the streets of Afghanistan’s southeastern Spin Boldak province. The videos claimed that Taliban forces in Afghanistan had captured the said tanks from the Pakistani military during border confrontations on Wednesday.

In a statement shared on X, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid also claimed that Afghan forces returned Pakistani fire in border areas, killing “a large number” of Pakistani soldiers, seizing “Pakistani weapons and tanks” and destroying Pakistani military installations.

Pakistan has, however, denied the Taliban’s claim, saying the model of the tanks seen in the videos was not part of its inventory.

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif dismissed the Taliban’s claim that its fighters had captured Pakistani tanks during recent border clashes, calling the reports “completely false.” Speaking to Geo News, Asif said the tanks seen in viral videos were not part of Pakistan’s military arsenal and ridiculed the claims circulating online.

“They are showing videos claiming they have captured a Pakistani tank; we do not have those tanks in our inventory,” Asif said. “They probably bought it from some junk dealer.”

General Pakistan-Afghanistan Clash

A ceasefire along the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan was holding on Thursday, officials on both sides said, after dozens of troops and civilians were killed in cross-border clashes.

In Spin Boldak, a focal point of recent clashes on the Afghan side, an AFP journalist saw shops reopening and residents returning to homes they had fled during the fighting.

The 48-hour ceasefire was aimed at allowing time to “find a positive solution… through constructive dialogue”, according to Islamabad.

Pakistan is facing a resurgence of attacks against its security forces on its western border with Afghanistan, led by the Pakistani Taliban and its affiliates.

Around 20 civilians were killed and nearly 170 wounded on Wednesday, according to Spin Boldak’s information department spokesman Mohammad Haqmal.

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported at least 18 civilians killed and more than 350 wounded in the violence.

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