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Powerful explosions shake Kabul, with cause and extent of casualties uncertain
Social media posts hint at air strikes by unidentified aircraft while Zabihullah Mujahid, chief spokesman of interim Taliban administration, says investigation is under way.
Powerful explosions shake Kabul, with cause and extent of casualties uncertain
A series of explosions and gunfire have rattled Afghanistan's capital Kabul, local media and witnesses reported.
October 9, 2025

A series of explosions and gunfire have rattled Afghanistan's capital Kabul, local media and witnesses reported.

The cause of the explosions early on Friday and the possibility of casualties remain unclear.

Local social media posts hinted at potential air strikes by unidentified aircraft.

Zabihullah Mujahid, chief spokesman of the interim Taliban administration, said that investigation is under way, local media reported.

The explosions occured as Afghanistan's Foreign Minister arrived in India for talks aiming to foster economic ties with New Delhi in the first such visit by a leader of the group since it seized power in 2021.

The six-day trip by Amir Khan Muttaqi highlights the interim Taliban administration’s efforts to spur engagement with regional powers to secure eventual diplomatic recognition.

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Pakistan says 'enough is enough'

Meanwhile, Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif claimed on Thursday that the Afghan interim administration had asked for money from Islamabad to relocate terrorists of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a conglomerate of several terror groups, away from its border.

Speaking at the National Assembly, Asif accused the Afghan interim administration of supporting the TTP terror group against Pakistan and providing safe havens inside their country.

"I went to Kabul along with DG ISI, and I told them to stop sponsoring and supporting TTP terrorists, remove them from your territory, and dismantle their sanctuaries," according to the minister.

"They (Afghan Taliban officials) asked us to give them 10 billion rupees (around $35 million), and we will relocate them. We asked for a guarantee — what guarantee is there that after receiving the money, they would not return? They refused to give any guarantee," he claimed.

Asif said Islamabad had not accepted the demand.

He was referring to his visit to Kabul in February 2023, along with Lieutenant General Nadeem Ahmed Anjum, the then head of the country's premier intelligence agency, where he met with acting Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and other officials in Kabul.

Asif, while referring to the recent attacks on Pakistani forces in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said, "Enough is enough," and that Pakistan would no longer tolerate such attacks.

At least 12 soldiers, including three senior officers, were killed over the past two days in the Orakzai and Dera Ismail Khan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, while security forces also killed 26 militants in the ensuing operations.

"Now, we are sending a delegation to Kabul in the next two or three days to deliver a clear message to them (interim administration) that we will not tolerate these attacks and those who shelter and support these terrorists anymore," he said, adding: "The patience of the government of Pakistan and the armed forces has now reached its limit."

Pakistan has seen an increase in terror attacks in recent years. Islamabad accuses Kabul of failing to prevent TTP terrorists from carrying out attacks in Pakistan.

Afghanistan, however, denies the charges, reaffirming its commitment not to allow its soil for attacks on the neighbouring country.

SOURCE:TRT World and Agencies
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