Children among victims in Pakistan’s shelling in Afghanistan: Taliban
Cross-border clashes between the two countries intensified on February 26, two days before US, Israel attacked Iran.
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Afghanistan launches attacks against Pakistan, draws ‘immediate response’
Afghanistan says ‘large-scale offensive operations’ launched; Pakistan reports inflicting ‘heavy casualties’ in clashes.
New Afghan, Pakistani border clashes follow deadly strikes
Both sides accused the other of unprovoked fire near their fraught frontier.
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Pakistani air raids break fragile ceasefire as Islamabad faces pressure on both borders.
Pakistan claims at least 70 fighters killed in strikes along Afghan border
Afghan officials accuse Pakistan of targeting civilians, 13 of whom the UN says were killed in Sunday’s air raids.
Residents of the Behsud district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, inspect the damage caused by a Pakistani strike on February 22, 2026. [Hedayat Shah/AP Photo]
People search for victims after a Pakistani strike hit a residential area in Girdi Kas village of Behsud district, Nangarhar. [Aimal Zahir/AFP]
Nangarhar police told the AFP news agency that the bombardment started about midnight (19:30 GMT on Saturday) and hit three districts. [Aimal Zahir/AFP]
Islamabad says it targeted armed groups that have carried out attacks in Pakistan, but Kabul has repeatedly denied allowing armed groups to use Afghan territory to stage attacks in Pakistan. [Reuters]
People surround the coffins of victims during a mass burial at Girdi Kas village in Behsud. [AFP]
People dig a mass grave for the victims killed in Pakistani strikes in Girdi Kas village. [AFP]
Taliban security officials and local residents inspect the scene of the air strikes near the Pakistan-Afghan border in Nangarhar. [Samiullah Popal/EPA]
Afghanistan's Defence Ministry says it will "deliver an appropriate and calculated response" to the Pakistani strikes. [Reuters]
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