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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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Afghanistan says it has released 3 Pakistani soldiers captured during October cross-border fighting

February 18, 2026 admin

Smoke goes up after a shell exploded in a border area during clashes between Pakistan and Afghan forces, as seen from Pakistan side of the border near Chaman, Pakistan on October 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Afghanistan has released three Pakistani soldiers who it had captured during cross-border fighting last October, its government spokesman…

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Pakistan witnesses drop in terror attacks since Afghan border closure: report

January 1, 2026 admin

Afghan refugees wait to register in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border. File | Photo Credit: AP Since closing down its border with Afghanistan, Pakistan has recorded a significant drop in cross-border terrorist attacks and deaths related to violence. Pakistan shut its border on October 11 last year after clashes with Afghanistan, which were…

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Pakistan cancelled military action against Afghanistan at Qatar’s request: DPM Dar

November 29, 2025 admin

Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan cancelled a potential military action against Afghanistan at Qatar’s request last month, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday (November 29, 2025). Mr. Dar was addressing a press conference where he talked at length about…

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10 including 9 children killed in Pakistani attack in Afghan province: Taliban

November 25, 2025 admin

A Taliban security personnel stands guard along a road near the Ghulam Khan zero-point border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Khost province. | Photo Credit: AFP At least nine children and a woman were killed after Pakistani forces bombed the home of a local resident in Afghanistan’s Khost province, Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid…

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Pakistan claims Islamabad bomber was Afghan national

November 13, 2025 admin

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that terrorism increased after the Taliban came to power. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday (November 13, 2025) said that the suicide bomber involved in the deadly Islamabad bombing was an Afghan national. At least 12 people were killed on…

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Afghanistan urges ‘understanding’ as Pakistan truce talks enter third day

October 27, 2025 admin

Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, center right, and Afghan Defence Minister Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob sign a ceasefire agreement in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, October 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Afghanistan and Pakistan entered a third day of negotiations on Monday (October 27, 2025) to secure a lasting ceasefire, with Kabul urging “dialogue and understanding” after…

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Trump says he will resolve Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict ‘very quickly’

October 26, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent applaud in the background, at the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit on October 26, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (October 26, 2025) said he would get the conflict…

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Madagascar military coup, US-China trade war, Pak-Afghan conflict, and more: The Week in 5 Charts

October 23, 2025 admin

(1) Madagascar military coup The military has seized power in a coup in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar and ousted President Andry Rajoelina, who has fled the country. Col. Michael Randrianirina, who seized power in a military coup, was sworn in as Madagascar’s new leader on Friday (October 17, 2025) in a lightning-fast power…

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