US EditionAfghan authorities say they are carrying out strikes against Pakistan in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes days ago
Afghan forces captured up to 17 Pakistani posts in retaliation for airstrikes that allegedly killed 70 militants, escalating clashes along the disputed Durand Line.
- On Feb. 26, 2026, Afghanistan's military said it captured several Pakistani army posts in strikes retaliating for Pakistani airstrikes earlier this week.
- Pakistan said on Sunday its strikes killed at least 70 militants, but Afghanistan's Defence Ministry rejected this, saying dozens of civilians died and warning, `Our borders and the security of our people is our sacred religious and national duty.`
- Afghan officials said fighting began late on Thursday in Nangarhar and Paktia, while Pakistani local officials reported it started in Khyber district and spread to at least four districts.
- There was no immediate confirmation from Pakistan and no immediate information on casualties, while a Qatari-mediated ceasefire has largely held despite occasional fire amid high tensions since October border clashes.
- Several rounds of peace talks in November failed to produce a formal agreement, complicating de-escalation along the 2,611-kilometer Durand Line, while Pakistan's government expects international pressure on the interim Afghan government.
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Afghan forces attacked Pakistani army positions in the border area between the two countries on Monday. Taliban officials in Kabul said dozens of Pakistani soldiers were killed and captured in the clashes. Afghanistan launched the military operations in response to recent deadly airstrikes by Pakistan.
Afghanistan launches retaliatory attacks on Pakistan border posts; several soldiers killed, captured
Taliban claims to have killed and captured Pakistani soldiers in cross-border clashes along the Durand Line, while Pakistan reports unprovoked Afghan fire in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and raises nationwide security alert.
The Afghan military has launched attacks against Pakistan, and several Pakistani soldiers have reportedly been killed. It is described as retaliation for the Pakistani airstrikes a few days ago.
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