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June 29, 2026 11:12 AM

Pakistan forces kill 29 militants in border operation, Kabul says dozens dead, injured

Pakistan's security forces carried out ground and air operations along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Sunday, killing at least 29 militants, while the Afghan Taliban said dozens had been killed in air strikes in its border areas. Four fighters linked to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar were killed in the ground attacks, Pakistan Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on X early on Monday. The group is a faction of the Pakistani Taliban. Air strikes on three targets in Paktia, Paktika and Kunar killed 25...

October 23, 2025 7:17 PM

Pakistan-Afghanistan border closures push up prices of essentials such as tomatoes

Border closures between Pakistan and Afghanistan have pushed up prices of essential goods in both nations, with tomatoes now costing five times more in Pakistan since fighting broke out between the two South Asian neighbours this month. Border crossings between the two countries have remained closed since October 11, following ground fighting and Pakistani airstrikes across their contested 2,600-km (1,600-mile) frontier that killed dozens on both sides in the worst fighting since the Taliban's ...

October 15, 2025 4:58 PM

New violence on Pakistan-Afghan border kills more than a dozen civilians, troops

Fresh fighting broke out on Wednesday along the volatile Pakistan-Afghanistan border, killing more than a dozen civilians and troops to shatter a fragile peace after weekend clashes that killed dozens. The weekend fighting was the worst between the neighbours since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021, despite regular clashes between their security forces along the contested 2,600 km (1,600-mile) frontier. The Afghan Taliban said more than a dozen of its civilians�...