Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday announced a halt in fighting during celebrations for the end of Ramadan, after the deadliest strike in their escalating conflict killed hundreds in Kabul earlier this week.
Pakistan and Afghanistan announce temporary pause in fighting, 2 days after deadly Kabul strike
Both countries said they were suspending fighting before the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and at the request of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar.
Pakistan’s Markets Face Selloff From Surging Oil, Conflict
Pakistan’s dollar bonds are on track for the biggest monthly drop in three years as a fallout from surging oil prices due to the Iran war and the conflict with Afghanistan weigh on the assets.
400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Afghanistan hospital treating drug users
Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital with an airstrike.
Afghan Taliban says 400 killed in Pakistan air strike on Kabul hospital, Pakistan rejects claim
KABUL: At least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in an air strike by Pakistan on a drug users rehabilitation hospital in the Afghanistan capital Kabul, a spokesman of the Afghan Taliban …
Pakistan says it hit militant hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kandahar as fighting shows no letup
Pakistan says it struck militant hideouts in Afghanistan as cross-border fighting intensified and both sides traded blame.
Pakistan’s president says Afghan Taliban forces crossed a ‘red line’ with drone attacks on civilians
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari says that Afghanistan’s Taliban government has “crossed a red line” by attempting drone attacks that injured several people a day earlier.
Uzbek exploration company launches energy survey project in Afghanistan
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Pakistan launches deadly airstrikes in Afghanistan as hostilities continue
Afghanistan’s Taliban government accused Pakistan’s military Friday of targeting homes in overnight airstrikes in Kabul and other areas of the country, saying at least six civilians were killed and …
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of targeting homes in airstrikes that kill at least 4 civilians
Both sides have claimed to inflict heavy losses in what has become their deadliest fighting in years, a confrontation Pakistan has described as an “open war” with Afghanistan.