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Pakistan bombs Kabul in ‘open war’ on Afghanistan’s Taliban government

February 27, 2026 admin

Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan, including the capital Kabul, on Friday (February 27, 2026), with Islamabad’s Defence Minister declaring the neighbours at “open war” following months of tit-for-tat clashes. AFP journalists in Kabul and Kandahar heard blasts and jets overhead, as Pakistan launched air strikes on the Afghan capital and southern power base of…

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Pakistan launches new security operation against militants near Afghan border

August 12, 2025 admin

Internally Displaced People, who fled from their homes due to security forces launched a targeted operation against militants, walk at a camp set up in a sports complex in Khar, the main town of Bajaur, a northwestern Pakistani district bordering Afghanistan, on August 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistani security forces have launched a…

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Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of ‘unprovoked’ border firing, says such incidents embolden terrorists

September 11, 2023 admin

Taliban security personnel stand guard near the closed gates of Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province on September 6, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan on September 11 accused Afghanistan of “unprovoked and indiscriminate” firing leading to the closure of a key border crossing, and said such attacks embolden…

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Pakistan shuts key border crossing with Afghanistan after guards exchange fire

September 6, 2023 admin

File photo of a general view of the border post in Torkham, Pakistan | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistani authorities closed a key border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan on September 6 shortly after border guards from the two sides exchanged fire, officials and residents said, in a sign of increasing tensions between the two neighbors. Reasons…

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