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Three killed in Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan, officials say

September 21, 2026 admin

At least three people were killed in Pakistani airstrikes on northeastern Afghanistan on Monday (September 21, 2026), Afghan officials said, threatening to reignite tensions between the neighbours after about three months of relative calm. Relations between the former allies have remained strained since February, when the two sides fought their worst clashes in years. The…

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UN says nearly 500 Afghan civilians have been killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan fighting since October

July 28, 2026 admin

In a report on the human rights situation, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said it had documented 499 civilians killed and 1,216 wounded by the fighting between the neighbours that has defied international peace efforts. Photo: X/@UNAMAnews Cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan has killed nearly 500 civilians in Afghanistan and wounded over…

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‘Direct threat to regional peace’: India strongly condemns Pakistan air strikes on Afghan territory

June 29, 2026 admin

Residents walk through the rubble after what Taliban officials said were Pakistani airstrikes a day earlier that killed civilians, including children, in the village of Mandokhail, Chamkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan, on June 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP India on Monday (June 29, 2026) strongly condemned Pakistan’s air strikes on Afghan territory in which…

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Pakistan says it carried out ground operation, strikes along Afghan border; 29 militants killed

June 28, 2026 admin

Pakistan announced that its security forces have carried out an intelligence-based ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, followed by “calibrated strikes” against terrorist hideouts and safe havens in the border region, killing 29 militants. There was no immediate comment from Kabul. Published – June 29, 2026 02:16 am IST Source link

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UN mission in Afghanistan confirms death toll of 13 civilians in Pakistani airstrikes

June 11, 2026 admin

Mourners pray during a funeral for victims, including children, of airstrikes that Taliban officials said were carried out by Pakistan, in Mana, a village in Afghanistan’s Khost province, on June 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said on Thursday (June 11, 2026) it had documented the deaths of 13…

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Pakistan forces kill 35 terrorists in Balochistan operation, capture 3 high-profile commanders

May 18, 2026 admin

People stand on the rubble of a damaged building that, according to locals residents was damaged in a cross-border shelling in Chaman, Balochistan Province, Pakistan. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistani security forces killed 35 terrorists and captured three high-profile senior commanders during an ongoing intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Mangla Zarghoon Ghar area. A spokesperson for…

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Pakistan vows to ‘eradicate terrorism’ as Afghan truce nears end

March 23, 2026 admin

A Pakistani soldier keeps watch at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman, Balochistan province. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan’s foreign minister said Monday (March 23, 2026) that the country remains committed to “eradicating the menace of terrorism”, as the clock ticked down to the end of a temporary ceasefire with Afghanistan. Both countries last Wednesday…

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Pakistan and Afghanistan announce Eid ‘pause’ in hostilities

March 18, 2026 admin

Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday (March 18, 2026) announced a halt in fighting during celebrations for the end of Ramadan, after the deadliest strike in their escalating conflict killed hundreds in Kabul earlier this week. The governments in Islamabad and Kabul said in separate statements that Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkiye had requested a pause…

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India terms Pakistan’s bombing of drug rehab centre in Kabul a ‘barbaric’ act

March 17, 2026 admin

Residents and rescue workers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 17, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP ndia on Tuesday (March 17, 2026) “unequivocally” condemned Pakistan’s bombing of Omid Drug Addiction Treatment Hospital in Afghanistan capital Kabul on the night of March 16 terming it…

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Rashid Khan, Afghanistan cricketers condemn deadly Kabul air strike by Pakistan

March 17, 2026 admin

Firefighters stand next to a fire truck at the site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Several Afghanistan cricketers have spoken out against the civilian casualties reported in Kabul following airstrikes by Pakistan, expressing…

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