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Pakistan shoots down eight drones ‘launched from Afghanistan’ amid fresh border clashes

September 23, 2026 admin

The latest escalation follows Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan on September 21, 2026, which Islamabad said targeted camps and hideouts of militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s security forces on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) shot down eight drones allegedly launched from Afghanistan after they entered Pakistani airspace, security sources…

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At least 15 terrorists killed in Pakistan’s KPK province close to Afghanistan border

September 3, 2026 admin

At least 15 terrorists have been killed and their attempt to infiltrate the border in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province foiled by security forces, the military’s media wing said on Thursday (September 3, 2026). The terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij were trying to infiltrate the Pakistan-Afghanistan border opposite North Waziristan district on the intervening night of…

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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 Afghanistan conflict: Country wary of militant attacks after Afghanistan air strikes

February 25, 2026 admin

A soldier of Afghan Taliban forces stands guard close to the Torkham border of Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. Pakistani and Afghan Taliban forces traded cross-border fire near a key northwestern crossing, killing a woman and two children on the Afghan side of the border, officials said February 24, 2026…

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At least 5 soldiers, 25 militants killed: Pakistan reports border clashes with Afghanistan amid Istanbul talks

October 26, 2025 admin

Parked vehicles loaded with the belongings of Afghan citizens attempting to return to their country, after Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan following exchanges of fire between the nations’ forces on October 16, 2025. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Five Pakistani soldiers and 25 militants have died in clashes near the border with Afghanistan, the…

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Pakistan Defence Minister warns of ‘open war’ with Afghanistan if Istanbul peace talks fail

October 25, 2025 admin

People wait near the closed gate at the Spin Boldak border crossing with Pakistan, after the border was shut for nearly two weeks following clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s Defence Minister said on Saturday (October 25, 2025) he believes Afghanistan wants peace but that failure to reach an…

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8 TTP terrorists killed, 5 injured in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

October 24, 2025 admin

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP Eight TTP terrorists were killed and five others injured on Friday (October 24, 2025) during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The operation was carried out in the Wanda Sheikh Allah area of Lakki Marwat district. Eight terrorists belonging to…

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Pakistan resumes Afghan transit trade after 10-day suspension: report

October 23, 2025 admin

Pakistan had closed crossings along the 2,600-km border with Afghanistan, including the two main border crossings at Torkham and Chaman. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan has resumed Afghan transit trade in a phased manner following a ceasefire agreement with the Afghan Taliban government, according to a media report on Thursday (October 23, 2025). The…

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Kabul accuses Pakistan of resuming air strikes, killing 10

October 17, 2025 admin

Pakistan launched strikes on Afghan soil late Friday (October 17, 2025), killing at least 10 people and breaking a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border, officials told AFP. The 48-hour truce had paused nearly a week of bloody border clashes that killed dozens of troops and civilians on both sides. “Pakistan has…

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Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to 48-hour ceasefire: Pakistani Government

October 15, 2025 admin

Afghan women and children are evacuated via trucks during ongoing clashes between Taliban security personnel and Pakistani border forces in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar Province on October 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire on Wednesday (October 15, 2025), the foreign ministry in Islamabad said, after…

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