The suicide bombing and gun attack that killed dozens in northwest Pakistan on Sept. 18, 2026, highlighted the fragile security situation in the South Asian country. But it also shone a light on the complex and evolving extremism landscape there and the strained relationship between Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan.

After Pakistani troops thwarted the infiltration attempt, Afghan Taliban forces allegedly fired mortars and other heavy weapons at Pakistani border posts, the four officials said. Pakistani forces responded with artillery fire, targeting Taliban border posts, mortar sites, and defensive positions.

Pakistani jet fighters carried out airstrikes Monday on what security officials described as suspected militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan

A number of residents of Paktika, reacting to Monday night’s airstrikes by Pakistan on Kunar and Paktika provinces, have called on the international community, particularly Islamic countries and mediators,

A Pakistani reads the front page of a morning newspaper covering Iran's strike, at a stall in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Pakistan's air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday on Iran allegedly targeting militant positions ...

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemns Pakistan’s airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, calling them a violation of Afghanistan.

India, Sept. 21 -- Pakistan-Afghanistan Latest Live News: Recent strikes by the Pakistan Air Force within Afghanistan have taken already strained relations between the two countries back towards confrontation.