Tag: Pakistan-Afghanistan war

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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Pakistan says thwarted Afghan Taliban ‘drone attacks’

March 14, 2026 admin

Residents inspect the damage after what locals say was a possible drone that hit a residential house in the Sarah Gharghai area, in Quetta, Pakistan, March 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Asif Ali Zardari said on Saturday (March 14, 2026) the Afghan Taliban had “crossed a red line” by launching what the military…

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Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base

March 1, 2026 admin

Afghanistan thwarted attempted airstrikes on Bagram Air Base, the former U.S. military base north of Kabul, authorities said Sunday (March 1, 2026), while cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan stretched into a fourth day. The fighting has been the most severe between the neighbors for years, with Pakistan declaring that it’s in “open war” with…

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How Pakistan and the Taliban, former allies, slid into ‘open war’

February 27, 2026 admin

“Our patience has run out”, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif wrote in a social media post on Friday (February 27, 2026). “Now it is open war between us and you.” Mr. Asif’s remarks came after Pakistan carried out air strikes on Kabul and Kandahar, Afghanistan’s two largest cities, and Paktia, a border province. The strikes…

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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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Suspension of trade with Afghanistan impacts perishable goods’ prices in Pakistan

November 24, 2025 admin

Men sort tomatoes at a wholesale vegetable market in Peshwar, Pakistan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Prices of fruits and vegetables have skyrocketed while prices of poultry witnessed a steep fall in Pakistan’s Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provinces following the suspension of trade with Afghanistan. The volatility in essential commodity prices is directly the result…

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Ceasefire with Afghanistan hinges on Taliban’s commitment to rein in terrorists, says Khawaja Asif

October 20, 2025 admin

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif speaks during an interview in Islamabad, on October 20, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday (October 20, 2025) said the ceasefire arrangement with Afghanistan hinges on Taliban’s commitment to rein in terrorists attacking his country from across the border. His statement comes a…

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Choose between ‘peace and chaos’: Asim Munir warns Taliban amid escalating hostilities

October 18, 2025 admin

Locals inspect the site of a cross-border attack by the Pakistani army in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province, on October 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Saturday (October 18, 2025) warned Afghanistan to choose between “peace and chaos” as it asked Kabul to take firm and immediate action…

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U.S. President Trump says Pak-Afghan conflict ‘easy’ for him to solve

October 18, 2025 admin

U. S. President Donald Trump. File. Photo: Getty Images via AFP Amid escalating hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that the conflict between the two countries will be an “easy” one for him to solve, “if” he had to solve it. While speaking to the media during a bilateral lunch with…

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Pakistan ready for talks with Afghanistan, but only on ‘legitimate’ and ‘respectful conditions’: PM Sharif

October 17, 2025 admin

Residents remove debris from a house damaged by Wednesday’s two drone strikes, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday (October 16, 2025) said Pakistan was ready to hold talks with Afghanistan, but only on “legitimate and mutually respectful conditions” following the clashes at the border…

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