Pakistan has temporarily reopened the Spin Boldak-Chaman crossing for returning Afghans, an official in southern Kandahar province said on Friday. The crossing remained closed since last week’s fierce clashes between Afghan and Pakistani security forces that left dozens dead and wounded on both sides. The gate was reopened on Friday morning for returning Afghans, a More
At least 46 Afghan civilians were killed and 210 wounded after Pakistan’s air force consecutively struck Kabul and Spin Boldak district in southern Kandahar, in one of the deadliest cross-border attacks since the Taliban’s return to power. Afghan analysts and citizens accuse Pakistan’s military establishment of engineering the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a proxy force More
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has welcomed the ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan and called for the protection of civilians. In a statement on X, UNAMA said: “The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has received credible reports of significant civilian casualties, including women and children, resulting from clashes between Afghanistan’s More
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned Pakistan’s attacks on Afghanistan and said “Islamabad should understand that the people of Afghanistan are united and one voice in defending their country and territory.” Karzai condemned Pakistan’s attacks, calling them a clear aggression on Afghan soil and a clear violation of international norms and laws. He wrote: More
At least 20 civilians were killed and 80 others wounded when Pakistani forces opened fire in the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province early Wednesday, officials said. The clash, which has since stopped, also caused casualties among Pakistani forces, though exact figures have not yet been confirmed. According to sources, Pakistani troops initiated the More
Local officials report that intense fighting has erupted between Afghan and Pakistani forces along the Durand Line in the Terewo and Wurmamay districts of southeastern Paktika province. Maulvi Subhanullah Azam, information officer at the Khost Department of Information and Culture, said that around 11 a.m. in Terewo district, fierce clashes broke out at the Durand More
A journalist from the Paktia National Radio Television branch has been killed and another wounded in firing by Pakistani forces near the Durand Line in southeastern Khost province, a local official said on Wednesday. A government source in Khost told Pajhwok Afghan News that Abdul Ghafoor Abid, a journalist with Paktia National Radio Television, was More
Taliban on Sunday said a ruling faction within Pakistan’s military was spreading propaganda against the Afghan government because it could not tolerate Afghanistan’s progress and stability. Addressing reporters in Kabul, Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the certain group was deliberately instigating conflicts along the Durand Line and attempting to undermine the positive developments in More
Taliban says Afghan forces killed 58 Pakistani soldiers and captured around 20 security posts during operations along the Durand Line on Saturday night. The operations followed Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul and Margha Bazaar in Barmal district, Paktika province, on Thursday night. Zabihullah Mujahid, chief spokesman for Taliban, said today in a press conference in Kabul: More
Qatar has expressed concern over the escalation of tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan along the Durand Line, urging both sides to exercise restraint. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar said: “The State of Qatar expresses its concern over the escalation and tensions between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Afghanistan, and More