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Pakistan’s defense minister says latest clashes with Taliban mean ‘open war.’ What’s happening?
Afghanistan and Pakistan are fighting again, trading deadly shelling and mortar fire across their rugged border, with Pakistan’s defense minister saying his country’s patience had “run out” and declaring “open war” on its Taliban-run neighbor.
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Taliban sends first envoy to India in diplomatic milestone as regional tensions reshape alliances
Afghanistan's new envoy to India signals a major geopolitical shift, as the Taliban seeks diplomatic alternatives amid a sharp deterioration in Pakistan relations.
Taliban forces in Kabul launched drone strikes under Operation ‘Rad al-Zulm’, targeting Pakistani military camps in Miranshah and Spinwam, according to security sources quoted by TOLOnews.
At hospitals, at seminaries and on buses, the Taliban is stepping up enforcement of rules on women's dress in the city of Herat.
Military reckoned ‘good’ Afghan insurgents were separate from ‘bad’ Pakistani insurgents but distinction has blurred
The military escalation between Afghanistan and Pakistan is unprecedented and may quickly lead to heavy losses on both sides before the process of de-escalation even begins Pakistan and Afghanistan face intense military escalation Both sides blame each ...
Taliban prepares for vengeance: 'Suicide squad' with bomb vests, car explosives ready to target Pak?
Amid escalating cross-border strikes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency released an unverified image it claimed showed a Taliban “suicide squad” equipped with explosive vests and car bombs,
Pakistan reiterated its resolve to uproot terrorism emanating from Afghanistan and called upon the Afghan authorities to end the "impunity" with which militant groups continue to operate from their soil. It also urged the international community to press the Taliban regime to take "concrete and verifiable action" against such outfits.