Pakistan bombed the fuel depot of private airline Kam Air near Afghanistan’s Kandahar airport, the Taliban said on Friday, a significant escalation in the worst conflict in years between the …
Regional Crises Are Dealing a Heavy Blow to Afghanistan’s Fragile Economy
For a country whose economy remains deeply dependent on regional trade routes, migration, and external assistance, instability on multiple fronts can quickly translate into economic crisis. While …
US will permanently close the consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, its closest mission to Afghanistan
The State Department will permanently close the U.S. consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, which has been America’s closest diplomatic mission to the Afghan border.
Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict takes toll on border communities
Though Pakistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan have experienced strained relations in recent years, analysts warn that the latest escalation could leave long-lasting scars on communities living along …
Pakistan and Afghanistan claim killing dozens of the other side’s troops in relentless fighting
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani and Afghan forces launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes on Friday, and each side claimed to have killed dozens more enemy troops in what has been …
Pakistan Army Chief Links Peace to Afghanistan Ending Terror
Pakistan is willing to halt operations against Afghanistan if the Taliban government stops supporting militant groups from its territory, the country’s top military leader Field Marshal Asim Munir …
Pakistan Strikes Bagram Air Base, Escalating ‘Open War’ With Taliban
Satellite imagery showed flattened warehouses at the base that served as the nerve center of America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan, a prized asset for the Taliban.
Pakistan’s president defends ongoing strikes in Afghanistan and urges Kabul to dismantle militants
Pakistan’s president is defending cross-border strikes in Afghanistan and urges the Taliban government to disarm militants attacking his country.
Pakistan Carries Out Airstrikes Inside Afghanistan as ‘Open War’ on Border Continues
Pakistan’s military has struck deeper into Afghanistan as border fighting intensifies and both sides claim to have inflicted heavy losses …
No Clear Endgame in the Conflict Between Afghanistan and Pakistan
Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan showed its overwhelming superiority in conventional warfare, but the Taliban have refined a lethal repertoire of guerrilla tactics.