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Kabul, April 3 – At least two children were killed and nearly 30 people were injured due to shelling and drone strikes carried out by Pakistani forces in eastern Afghanistan, local media reported on Friday, citing officials.Taliban deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said the attacks targeting...

Kabul, March 30 – The International Human Rights Foundation (IHRF) has urged Pakistani forces to stop attacking civilian areas in Afghanistan and to respect international law. Calling the firing on residential areas "war crimes," the IHRF has called on the United Nations and international human...

Kabul, March 22 – The Taliban accused Pakistani forces of firing on civilians in the provinces of Kunar and Paktika on Sunday, killing one person and injuring another.Taliban deputy spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said that Pakistani forces fired mortar rounds on the Shanpat area of the Nari...

Washington, March 14. Pakistan's Afghan policy, long driven by the pursuit of "strategic depth" against India, has evolved into a declared "open war" as the TTP flourishes, Afghan refugees flee in large numbers, and global criticism intensifies.According to a report in ‘One World Outlook’...

Kabul, March 7 – The World Food Programme (WFP) has raised alarm over Afghanistan's hunger crisis, warning that millions are facing acute food insecurity amid escalating border conflicts with Pakistan.The agency stated that without sufficient funding, it may also struggle to provide aid to...

Islamabad, March 6 According to an official on Friday, Pakistan's offensive against Afghanistan was continuing, with the death toll of Afghan Taliban operatives reaching 527.Pakistan launched 'Operation Ghazab lil Haq' last week after forces of the Afghan Taliban attacked 53 locations along...

Kabul, March 4 – Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, echoed concerns raised by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday regarding the intensifying clashes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, which have...

Kabul, March 3 – Afghan forces have launched retaliatory strikes on Pakistani military bases following recent air raids by the Pakistan Air Force inside Afghanistan, as fighting along the volatile Durand Line entered its fifth consecutive day.The Afghan defence ministry said its forces...

Kabul, February 28 – According to media reports, Pakistani police have intensified the arrest of Afghan refugees following escalating border clashes with Taliban forces.The situation for Afghan nationals in Pakistan has been described as "critical," with widespread detentions of both men and...

Kabul, February 27 – Afghan forces launched retaliatory strikes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, killing at least 55 Pakistani soldiers and capturing two bases along with 19 outposts, the Afghan Ministry of National Defence confirmed on Friday.The counter-attacks come amid escalating...

New Delhi/Kabul, February 26 – Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have entered a dangerous new phase, marked by deadly airstrikes, mounting civilian casualties, and a steadily deepening diplomatic rift. Recent Pakistani air operations in Afghanistan's eastern provinces – particularly...

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...

Kabul, February 24 – A leading human rights organization called for an independent, thorough, and impartial investigation on Tuesday, expressing concern over reports of civilian casualties in recent Pakistani airstrikes in the Nangarhar and Paktika provinces of Afghanistan.In a statement...

Kabul, February 24 – At least 13 people, including women and children, were killed in Pakistani air strikes on Afghanistan's Nangarhar and Paktika, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said, according to reports from local media on Tuesday.UNAMA stated that 13 people...

Quetta, February 24 – The Baloch National Movement (BNM) strongly condemned Pakistan’s attacks on Afghanistan, calling them a direct assault on the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and freedom of the Afghan nation, deliberately targeting unarmed civilians.The remarks followed Afghanistan’s...

Islamabad, February 23 – At least three Federal Constabulary (FC) personnel were killed when an ambulance carrying injured personnel came under attack in the Badrakhail area of Karak in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to local media, citing regional police authorities.The...

New Delhi, February 22 – India strongly criticised Pakistan's air strikes on Afghan territory on Sunday, which reportedly resulted in civilian casualties, including women and children, and reiterated its support for Afghanistan's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence.Responding...

Kabul, February 22 – Afghanistan's Ministry of National Defence accused the Pakistani military regime on Sunday of carrying out deadly airstrikes in various residential areas of the Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, resulting in the deaths of several civilians.According to the Ministry, the...

Islamabad/Kabul, February 22 – Several Afghan civilians were killed and many others injured after Pakistan carried out airstrikes targeting civilian areas along the volatile border between the two countries.Kabul alleged that residential areas were hit during the operation.Islamabad...