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Mar- 2026 -

14 March

A Pakistani soldier stands guard in Pakistan's northwestern city of Mardan

Pakistan Says Thwarted Afghan Taliban ‘Drone Attacks’

Pakistan said the Afghan Taliban "crossed a red line" launching what the military called "rudimentary drones" against civilian targets.

13 March

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghanistan Says Six Civilians Killed in Pakistan Strikes

Afghan authorities said that Pakistan attacks on Kabul and border provinces killed four people in the capital and two in the east.

1 March

War

Staff Writer With AFP

Blasts in Kabul as Afghan Gov’t Says Responding to Pakistan Attacks

Explosions were heard in the Afghan capital Kabul Sunday, AFP journalists said, with the Taliban government saying they were responding to aerial Pakistan attacks.

Feb- 2026 -

28 February

Asia Pacific

PAC JF-17 Thunder multirole combat aircraft, a fighter jet made in China and Pakistan. The Pakistani plane is painted with the country's flag as it belongs to Pakistan Air Force. The aircraft performed a flight demo, flying demonstration at the 53rd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport in France on June 2019. The advanced and sophisticated fighter jet is developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China. (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto) (Photo by Nicolas Economou / NurPhoto via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghanistan Says Pakistan Fighter Jet Down as Cross-Border Strikes Flare

A Pakistani fighter jet crashed in Jalalabad in Afghanistan's east, the Afghan military and police said on Saturday, after Islamabad launched air strikes on at least three cities in a flare-up of cross-border fighting.

27 February

Asia Pacific

Pakistani troops patrol along the Afghanistan border at Big Ben post in Khyber district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Bombs Kabul in ‘Open War’ on Afghanistan’s Taliban Government

Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan, including the capital Kabul, on Friday, with Islamabad's defense minister declaring the neighbors at "open war" following months of tit-for-tat clashes.

25 February

Asia Pacific

Pakistan is wary of attacks on its soldiers by TTP militants.

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghan and Pakistani Forces Trade Fire at Border

Afghan and Pakistani forces traded fire at their border on Tuesday, officials on both sides said, while blaming each other for the outbreak of violence.

21 February

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Launches Deadly Strikes in Afghanistan

Pakistan said it launched multiple air strikes targeting militants in neighboring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded.

Jan- 2026 -

18 January

Politics

Staff Writer With AFP

Tajikistan Says Four ‘Neutralized’ in Latest Incident on Afghan Border

Tajikistan said they "neutralized" four "terrorists" who crossed over from neighboring Afghanistan, state media reported.

Dec- 2025 -

28 December

uncategorized

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghanistan Says Working With Tajikistan to Investigate Deadly Border Clash

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said they were working with neighboring Tajikistan to investigate a border clash earlier this week that killed five people.

23 December

Terrorism