A1: The announcement of “open war” follows a week of escalating conflict. On February 22, 2026, Pakistan carried out multiple air strikes against several alleged camps used by militant groups, ...

Cross-border strikes and rising militant attacks in 2026 have turned long-standing tensions between Pakistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan into a major regional security crisis. Pakistan’s ...

On February 27, Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq (Righteous Fury) against its former ally, the Taliban in Afghanistan. This is the first attack in which Pakistan directly targeted the Afghan ...

KABUL — Pakistani and Afghan troops exchanged fire at dozens of points along their border Friday as the UN said their week-old conflict has forced the displacement of more than 100,000 people. The ...

Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan showed its overwhelming superiority in conventional warfare, but the Taliban have refined a lethal repertoire of guerrilla tactics. By Elian Peltier Reporting from ...

Pakistan launched airstrikes on Afghanistan's capital Kabul and other cities early Friday, declaring "open war" after Taliban forces attacked Pakistani border positions, in a sharp escalation of ...

Tensions between nuclear-armed Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban regime have sharply escalated since late February, heightening regional instability and raising concerns about the risk of a prolonged ...

Pakistan declared a ceasefire in the conflict with Afghanistan's Taliban on Wednesday. The Taliban government also announced a temporary suspension of its military operations against Pakistan on ...