Wednesday

October 15, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Afghanistan–Pakistan clashes

2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict

Pakistan claims that it killed at least 15 Taliban members in an airstrike in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. The Taliban claims that twelve civilians are killed and over 100 are injured. Both countries also claim that they killed several soldiers during a shootout. (BBC News)

Pakistan carries out two airstrikes against Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. The target and the result are unknown. After the attack, both countries agree to a 48-hour ceasefire. (BBC News)

Gaza war

Gaza war hostage crisis

Hamas returns two more hostages' bodies to the Red Cross, with 19 still in Gaza despite the Gaza peace plan's deadline last Monday. Donald Trump also states Israel may resume fighting if he believes Hamas does not uphold their part of the agreement. (AP)

Russo-Ukrainian war

Kupiansk offensive, Humanitarian impacts of the Russo-Ukrainian war

Ukrainian authorities order mass evacuations across 40 settlements and towns in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, citing the worsening situation around the city of Kupiansk. (Reuters)

Papua conflict

Fourteen people are killed by Indonesian soldiers during a six-hours battle with Free Papua Movement separatists in Intan Jaya Regency, Central Papua. The army claims that all of those killed were militants, while the group claims that nine civilians and three militants are among the dead. (AP)

Ecuadorian conflict

Explosive devices detonate on two bridges in Ecuador. No casualties are reported. (Reuters)

Haitian conflict

Doctors Without Borders announce that they are permanently closing their offices in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, due to safety concerns. (AP)

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

United States–Venezuela relations, 2025 US Caribbean naval deployment, United States involvement in regime change in Latin America

The United States reportedly greenlights covert operations in Venezuela targeting president Nicolás Maduro. (The New York Times)

Disasters and accidents

Ten people are killed and 21 others are injured, including four critically, in an explosion on a crude palm oil tanker docked at a shipyard on Batam Island, Indonesia. (AP) (Marine Insight)