KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban government accused Pakistan on Friday of targeting homes in overnight airstrikes on Kabul and other areas of the country, saying at least six civilians ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Afghanistan as a "state sponsor of wrongful detention," accusing the Taliban of "unjustly" detaining Americans and other foreign nationals. In his ...

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 ...

Pakistan’s military Sunday escalated days of violent skirmishes with Afghanistan by launching airstrikes on Bagram Air Base, according to Afghan officials. After months of attacks inside Pakistan by ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pakistan’s military launched overnight airstrikes deep inside Afghanistan, claiming over 330 Afghan forces killed, ...

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged cross-border attacks overnight in a dramatic escalation of tensions that led Pakistan’s defense minister to say on Friday that the two countries are ...

The airstrikes came hours after Afghan troops had attacked Pakistani border positions and follow months of worsening relations between the neighboring countries. By Elian Peltier Safiullah Padshah and ...

Pakistan said it is now in "open war" with its neighbor Afghanistan after months of escalating clashes and tensions over militant groups. "Our patience has now run out. Now it is an open war between ...

The U.S. Mission to Afghanistan issued a security alert to its citizens as war erupted with Pakistan. The alert cited recent Pakistani airstrikes and media reports that "aircraft remained in ...

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 ...