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Mar- 2026 -

23 March

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

Pakistan Vows to ‘Eradicate Terrorism’ as Afghan Truce Nears End

Pakistan said Monday 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.

17 March

Asia Pacific

Taliban fighters stand guard near the Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan military hospital in Kabul

Staff Writer With AFP

Kabul Drug Rehab Clinic in Ruins After Pakistan Strikes on Afghanistan

Crowds gathered outside a drug treatment center in the Afghan capital in a bid for news of their loved ones after it was hit in a Pakistani air strike.

15 March

Asia Pacific

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

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Says Hit Military Facilities in Afghanistan

Pakistan said its forces attacked Afghan military facilities and "terrorist hideouts," in the latest strikes between the two sides.

14 March

Asia Pacific

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

Staff Writer With AFP

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

Asia Pacific

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.

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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

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

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.

23 February

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Indian Forces Kill Three Suspected Rebels in Kashmir: Army

Clashes between security forces and militants in Indian-administered Kashmir killed three suspected rebel fighters on Sunday, the Indian army said, the second such incident in the disputed territory this month.

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