Indian media on October 18 continued to extensively cover escalating cross-border violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan. In the early morning, reports confirmed three Afghan cricketers were killed in a Pakistani airstrike, leading the Afghanistan Cricket Board to withdraw from an upcoming T20 series. This followed an extended ceasefire that collapsed the previous day. Concurrently, President Trump reiterated his claim that India would stop buying Russian oil. Throughout the day, Rajnath Singh issued warnings to Pakistan regarding India's BrahMos missile capabilities, and Pakistan ordered Afghan refugees to return to their country, further escalating regional tensions. A massive fire also broke out in Delhi apartments allotted to MPs.