The Taliban said Thursday evening that their forces had launched attacks on Pakistani military posts along the eastern border and claimed to have seized multiple outposts in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces, marking a sharp escalation in already rising tensions between the two sides. In statements circulated by Taliban officials, they said two Pakistani posts had been “captured” in the Machinaw […]

The Taliban said Pakistani forces struck Kabul and two other cities after border clashes late Thursday. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that Pakistani airstrikes targeted Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia in the early hours of midnight on Friday. He claimed that no one was harmed in the airstrikes. Amu reporters earlier said that the airstrikes were heard in various areas in […]

The spokesperson expressed hope that “good-faith dialogue” between Kabul and Islamabad would help defuse the crisis. Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said Tehran is deeply concerned about the rising tension between Kabul and Islamabad, warning that any further escalation could have consequences beyond the two neighboring states. Speaking at a press conference, Baghaei said Iran stands ready to […]

A worsening militancy in Southwest Asia is again ramping up the risk of a major conflict between nuclear-armed adversaries India and Pakistan.. Pakistan has twice bombed territory deep inside Afghanistan, the latest raid coming overnight Saturday after a series of deadly attacks which Pakistan blamed on India-backed militants hiding in the country. The Taliban government has threatened to reply at […]

Pakistan said Sunday it launched multiple air strikes targeting militants in neighboring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded. The overnight attacks were the most extensive since border clashes in October killed more than 70 people on both sides and wounded hundreds. Islamabad said it hit seven sites along the border region targeting […]

The Taliban’s Ministry of Defense said Sunday that it would deliver a “calculated response at an appropriate time” to Pakistani airstrikes carried out overnight in parts of eastern Afghanistan, as tensions between the two sides escalated sharply. In a statement, the ministry accused Pakistan of targeting civilian areas and religious sites in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, describing the strikes as […]

Pakistan carried out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday night, targeting what it described as militant camps near the border, as local sources reported strikes in several districts of Nangarhar and Paktika provinces. In a statement dated Feb. 21, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said the strikes were a “retributive response” to a string of recent suicide bombings inside Pakistan, including attacks […]

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has warned that “all options” remain available in dealing with the Taliban, including possible military action, as tensions between the two sides escalate. Speaking at a news conference in Islamabad on Thursday, the ministry’s spokesman, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, said the Taliban have failed to meet what Pakistan describes as their international obligations, including preventing Afghanistan’s territory from […]

On February 17, 2026, a fact-finding report released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) concluded that Punjab’s Crime Control Department (CCD) had adopted a deliberate policy of staged encounters that systematically involved extrajudicial killings. The report documented 670 encounters resulting in 924 deaths in just eight months between April and December 2025, while only two security personnel were […]

Pakistan’s commerce minister has said that national security would remain the country’s top priority in its trade ties with Afghanistan and diplomatic engagement with the Taliban. Jam Kamal Khan warned that Islamabad would not compromise on what he described as militant threats emanating from Afghanistan’s territory. Khan said that “terrorism originating from Afghanistan” is unacceptable and that peace, trade and […]