Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated to a direct military conflict. Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif has described it Pak military operation against Afghanistan as an 'open ...

Months after Pakistan declared “open war” on Afghanistan, neither side appears ready to back down, despite China’s efforts to ...

A weekslong war between Pakistan and Afghanistan was paused on March 18, 2026, to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. But that does not mean the conflict is over. Neither side showed any ...

The ongoing “open war” between Muslim-majority neighbors Pakistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan has put communities living along the disputed border on edge.

Reporter Pakistan has declared “open war” with the Taliban-led Afghanistan after the two governments escalated deadly attacks on each other. Pakistan bombed Afghanistan’s two biggest cities, Kabul and ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan have been engaged in their deadliest fighting in years, including airstrikes and cross-border clashes. The Taliban accuses Pakistan of targeting civilian infrastructure, ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday, saying the airstrike had killed at least 400 people. It marked a ...

Various images posted on X.com on February 27, 2026 showing what are claimed to be the debris from Afghan drones that were shot down in Pakistan. While global attention has focused on the expanding ...

Moscow is the latest to offer, however cautiously and conditionally, to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan has not been resolved, despite many ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is in an “open war” with Afghanistan, Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif said Friday, with fighting escalating into the most serious armed confrontation between the two ...

A weekslong war between Pakistan and Afghanistan was paused on March 18, 2026, to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. But that does not mean the conflict is over. Neither side showed any ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Rabia Akhtar, Harvard Kennedy School; University of Lahore (THE CONVERSATION) A ...