Tensions persist between Kabul and Islamabad, accompanied by an information war, psychological pressure, and border and political clashes. IntroductionPakistan has long held connections with various Afghan political factions. Pakistan, over the 1960s and 1970s, progressively supported religious and political groups that were against the Afghan government, aiming to establish an opposing force to its conflicts with Kabul. Following the Soviet […]

A senior Taliban official, who spoke to Amu TV, rejected Pakistan’s claim that Kandahar governor Mullah Shireen hosted representatives of the Baloch Liberation Army, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent at a meeting aimed at coordinating attacks inside Pakistan, calling the allegation “propaganda.” The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss […]

Taliban and Pakistani officials are set to attend the eighth Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan on Monday, as regional countries gather in the Russian capital for talks on Afghanistan and broader regional developments. Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s foreign minister, traveled to Russia on Sunday to the talks that are expected to focus on political and economic ties, terrorism and […]

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the UN General Assembly that armed groups including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Balochistan Liberation Army are operating from Afghanistan and carrying out attacks aimed at destabilizing Pakistan. Sharif, addressing the 81st session of the General Assembly in New York, called on Taliban authorities to take “verifiable, decisive action” to ensure Afghanistan’s territory is not […]

Taliban forces and Pakistani troops exchanged fire for nearly five hours along the border in Paktia province on Tuesday evening, damaging several homes and prompting some residents to flee, four local sources told Amu TV on Wednesday. The clashes occurred in border areas of Zazi Aryub district and began at about 5 p.m. local time, according to the sources, most […]

Taliban forces and Pakistani troops exchanged fire for nearly five hours along the border in Paktia province on Tuesday evening, damaging several homes and prompting some residents to flee, four local sources told Amu TV on Wednesday. The clashes occurred in border areas of Zazi Aryub district and began at about 5 p.m. local time, according to the sources, most […]

Pakistan said Thursday that it carried out air and drone strikes against 10 locations in Afghanistan after accusing the Taliban of launching drones into Pakistani territory, escalating tensions after several days of cross-border attacks and clashes. Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said drones launched from Afghan territory entered Pakistan on Wednesday, describing the incident as a “deliberate and unlawful incursion” […]

Taliban forces and Pakistani troops exchanged fire for nearly five hours along the border in Paktia province on Tuesday evening, damaging several homes and prompting some residents to flee, four local sources told Amu TV on Wednesday. The clashes occurred in border areas of Zazi Aryub district and began at about 5 p.m. local time, according to the sources, most […]

Pakistan on Monday confirmed carrying out airstrikes in the eastern parts of Afghanistan, claiming it targeted militant camps and hideouts and killed 28 militants, hours after Taliban authorities said the strikes in Kunar and Paktika killed three civilians. Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said the strikes followed an intelligence-based ground operation Sunday in the Kohat and Hangu districts of […]

Pakistan carried out air and drone attacks in Afghanistan on at least 15 occasions over nearly a year, targeting Kabul and several provinces and causing hundreds of civilian casualties, according to an Amu TV review of the attacks and UN casualty reports. The review found that the attacks killed 364 civilians and wounded 346 others. The strikes, from October 2025 […]