Afghanistan and Pakistan

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Afghan and Pakistani forces trade fire at the border as a key crossing remains closed

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani and Afghan forces traded fire overnight at a key northwestern border crossing that has been closed for more than a week over a dispute between the two neighbors, officials said Monday.

https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-torkham-border-closure-e7c82ce8d168d44c536a3166b52b9a10?

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Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan said Sunday it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations, in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace. Pakistan’s army gave far lower casualty figures, saying 23 troops were killed.

https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-afghanistan-border-6089d7b9cf33d2dcac365808ad3dad53?

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Pakistan and Afghanistan announce ceasefire after deadliest clashes in years

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday announced a ceasefire following days of the deadliest clashes in years that killed dozens of people on both sides of the border.

https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-afghanistan-border-fighting-civilians-killed-taliban-83794c9ab288077022e76df3cd2c545c?

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Pakistan denies Afghanistan’s claims of airstrikes killing 10 people, mostly children

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Tuesday accused Pakistan of launching deadly overnight strikes in three eastern provinces, but Pakistan’s military dismissed the claim and said no such strikes were carried out.

https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-airstrikes-children-killed-2d5239006f41b3ee94c361715d792c03?

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Pakistan Declares War

Pakistan yesterday proclaimed an "open war" against Afghanistan's Taliban government after the neighboring nations (see map) exchanged fire overnight Thursday.  The South Asian nations have been embroiled in conflict since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan after NATO forces withdrew in 2021, with Pakistan accusing the Taliban of harboring anti-Pakistani militants. The Taliban denies the allegation and, in turn, accuses Pakistan of attacking civilians. The Taliban launched the first strikes Thursday in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes last weekend that it claims killed or wounded dozens of civilians. Pakistan disputes that account, saying its military carried out a targeted operation that killed at least 70 militants. As of this writing, the extent of casualties and damage from Thursday's strikes is unclear. Pakistan is believed to have the world’s sixth-largest nuclear arsenal, with an estimated stockpile of about 170 warheads. Its nuclear program was developed in the 1990s as a deterrent against rival India, which has recently strengthened ties with the Taliban.

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Pakistan carries out airstrikes inside Afghanistan as ‘open war’ on border continues

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military, backed by artillery and air power, struck more military installations deep inside Afghanistan overnight after Pakistan said it was in “open war” with its eastern neighbor.

https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-afghanistan-border-clashes-air-strikes-b24a3f12e630e8dd30f8a4841f2c4198?

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Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people in an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital late Monday. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has seen repeated cross-border clashes as well as airstrikes inside Afghanistan. International calls for a ceasefire have gone unheeded.

https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-border-clashes-children-killed-taliban-44c7bb28cdf68615b413a81eb4e4fe36?

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‘This is the saddest moment’: families search for loved ones on Eid after Kabul hospital strike

Sohrab Faqiri spent Eid, the Muslim festival to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, looking for the grave of his brother, killed in a massive Pakistan airstrike on Kabul this week.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/21/kabul-hospital-strike-eid-pakistan-taliban-families-search-for-victims?

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Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to explore a solution after weeks of fighting and hundreds of deaths

BEIJING (AP) — Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed not to escalate their conflict and to “explore a comprehensive solution” after several weeks of cross-border fighting that has killed hundreds of people, China’s government said Wednesday after mediating talks.

https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-china-peace-talks-6ebb8f7ad7da393a274d1fa4e1d372b7?

ps:These guys still fighting?

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Deadly Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan end a month of calm

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pakistan launched deadly new airstrikes on Afghanistan early Wednesday, ending a month of calm following what Islamabad previously described as “open war” between the neighbors that has defied international efforts to bring a lasting peace.

https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-airstrikes-children-killed-addc32b921147ed5bc1ee7b7b2cd5384?