Russia envisages Afghanistan serving as the irreplaceable transit state for pioneering another North-South Transport Corridor, albeit this time between itself and Pakistan, but this master plan will remain unfulfilled as long as those two’s grievances against one another aren’t adequately addressed. The latest clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which are the most serious in decades, have prompted a flurry of […]

Wave of strikes comes after Taliban forces attack Pakistani border troops following earlier action from Islamabad Pakistan has bombed major cities in Afghanistan including the capital, Kabul, with Islamabad’s defence minister declaring that the hostile neighbours were in a state of “open war” as a cycle of retaliatory attacks escalated further. Witnesses in Kabul and Kandahar, the southern Afghan city, […]

Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, held separate phone calls with senior officials from Qatar and Saudi Arabia, focusing on the recent escalation between Afghanistan and Pakistan. In his call with Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Muttaqi said Afghanistan’s recent security actions were aimed at protecting sovereignty and territorial […]

The Taliban’s Defense Ministry claimed Saturday that 110 Pakistani soldiers had been killed and 68 wounded in what it described as retaliatory operations over the past two days. In a statement, the ministry said its forces had carried out continued “operation” against Pakistani troops and had seized 27 military posts. It also claimed that key military centers and facilities inside […]

Pakistan information minister on Friday confirmed that three cities, all in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were targeted by Taliban drone attacks, claiming that no one was harmed. Attaullah Tarar said the attacks were carried out in Abbottabad, Swabi and Nowshera, claiming that Pakistan’s anti-drone systems shot down all of the drones and that there was no damage to life. Tarar said the […]

The mysterious elimination of Haji Lali Mama Nurzai, longtime operative of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and architect of jihadist training networks, marks more than the end of a single militant’s career. It is a symbol of Pakistan’s shrinking influence over Afghanistan, and of the Taliban’s deliberate pivot toward a pragmatic foreign policy that increasingly sidelines Islamabad in favor of […]

Afghan military spokesman confirmed the incident, while residents reported the pilot’s parachute descent. The event followed recent Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan cities, including Kabul, intensifying the conflict. Taliban fighters look up while manning an armed pickup truck at the Afghan side of the Ghulam Khan crossing with Pakistan in Khost province, Afghanistan, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Saifullah Zahir) Tensions […]

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 […]