pakistan-afghanistan border

Peshawar, April 10 According to the UNHCR, approximately 175,000 Afghan nationals have returned to their country this year, while over 2.1 million have been repatriated since the end of 2023.On Friday, Qaiser Khan Afridi, spokesperson for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), stated that...

Peshawar, April 2 Pakistani security forces have killed eight militants in an intelligence-based operation in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering Afghanistan, the army said on Thursday.According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army's media wing, the operation was...

Kabul, March 25 – At least two people were killed and eight others were injured after the Pakistani military fired 85 artillery shells into Afghanistan's Kunar province, an official said on Wednesday.Information and Culture Department spokesperson Zia-ur-Rahman Spinghar said that the Pakistani...

Peshawar, March 6 At least one person was killed and 19 injured, including two security personnel, in a suicide attack at a checkpost in a civilian area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, police said.The suicide attack occurred on the Bannu–Miranshah main road...

Lahore, March 5 Pakistan has achieved its targets set in the recent military operation against Afghanistan, a close aide to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed on Thursday.Pakistan launched "Operation Ghazab lil-Haq" last week after forces from the Afghan Taliban attacked 53 locations along...

Peshawar, March 2 The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan has temporarily suspended the arrest of Afghan nationals due to the prevailing security situation and the continued closure of the border, officials said on Monday.A police spokesperson said the decision was taken on...

Washington, February 28 – The United States (US) has backed Pakistan’s right to defend itself against Taliban attacks, even as fighting escalated between Islamabad and the Afghan Taliban. President Donald Trump praised Pakistan's leadership, and a State Department spokesperson told IANS that...

London, February 27 – Baloch independence leader Hyrbyair Marri condemned Pakistan's recent attacks on Afghanistan on Friday, criticizing Islamabad for questioning Afghanistan's retaliatory actions.He highlighted historical grievances, including alleged extrajudicial killings of Baloch and...

Kabul, February 26 – The Taliban has condemned Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan, calling it a "shameful act" and warning of a military response, adding that Islamabad targeted civilians instead of militants.In an interview with Al Arabiya English, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid...

Islamabad, February 25 At least 34 terrorists have been killed by Pakistani security forces as part of ongoing counter-terrorism operations, the army said on Wednesday.The security forces killed 26 terrorists in four separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the northwest and another eight...

Kabul, February 25 – Pakistan's exports to Afghanistan have sharply declined in the first seven months of the current fiscal year due to trade disruptions and political tensions, local media reported on Wednesday.According to official data from the State Bank of Pakistan, exports from Pakistan...

Islamabad, February 24 Pakistan accused the Afghan Taliban of "unprovoked firing" along the border on Tuesday, while warning of a severe response to any further such attacks.The firing came just days after Pakistan launched airstrikes against the alleged hideouts of the terrorists inside...