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The Taliban government has called on Afghans who assisted the US war effort and are currently stranded in Qatar awaiting US visas to return home, assuring them they can do so "with full confidence" and safety.
Tensions are escalating on the Afghan-Pakistani border, with the Taliban government reporting a civilian casualty from Pakistani shelling during a holiday truce, overshadowing efforts to calm relations between the neighbors.
The Afghan Taliban government says at least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in the Monday night attack, but Islamabad denied having targeted any such facility.
Afghanistan's Taliban government has accused Pakistan of violating its airspace and causing numerous deaths in an attack on a civilian drug treatment facility.
Taliban government said Pakistan had also bombed the fuel depot of private airline Kam Air near Afghanistan's Kandahar airport.
From singing to going up into the mountains to scream, five Afghan women talked about how they cope with their lives tightly controlled by Taliban government rules.
Islamabad says its airstrikes, which have at times targeted the Taliban government, aim to stop militants using Afghan territory to attack Pakistan.
Pakistan accuses Afghanistan's Taliban government of harbouring militant factions that launch attacks against its territory
Pakistan bombs Kabul in 'open war' on Afghanistan's Taliban government The Star
Pakistan launched airstrikes on Kabul and Kandahar, sharply escalating tensions with Afghanistan’s Taliban government. The Taliban confirmed the strikes but denied casualties, even as border clashes intensified. Pakistan’s Defence Minister called it “open war”, drawing strong regional reactions from Iran and China.
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Pakistan bombed Afghanistan’s cities of Kabul and Kandahar on Friday, hours after Afghan forces attacked Pakistani border troops in what the Taliban government said was retaliation for earlier deadly air strikes. Both militaries said they killed dozens of soldiers in the border violence, which followed multiple Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan and clashes along the frontier in recent months. “Afghan Taliban defence targets were targeted in Kabul, Paktia [province] and Kandahar,” Pakistani...
Pakistan has confirmed that a new round of peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government is underway in China, where Beijing is attempting to broker a lasting ceasefire.
Two days after a Pakistani strike on a rehabilitation clinic in Kabul killed and injured hundreds, Afghanistan's Taliban government threatened revenge while also hinting at a willingness to negotiate.
Dozens of people are feared dead or injured at a drug treatment centre in Afghanistan’s capital after an air strike that the Taliban government blamed on Pakistan. The centre in Kabul was hit on Monday evening, killing some people and injuring others, the government’s spokesman said on X. Pakistan denied striking any health facility, saying […]
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has issued a stern warning to the Afghan Taliban government, stating that their drone attacks on civilians have 'crossed a red line' and will bring severe consequences.
Afghanistan's Taliban government has rejected allegations from the United States that it is engaging in 'hostage diplomacy', denying claims of detaining US citizens for political leverage.
The Taliban government is facing criticism for allegedly hosting designated terrorists in Kabul's Wazir Akbar Khan district, an area known for housing embassies and diplomatic residences.
More than 8,000 Afghans have been forced from their homes due to recent fighting with Pakistani forces along the border, according to the Taliban government.
Pakistan said it targeted Taliban forces in Afghanistan's Kabul, border regions; UN chief says civilians also impacted.
Wave of strikes came after Taliban forces attacked Pakistani border troops following earlier action from Islamabad Pakistan has bombed major cities in Afghanistan including the capital Kabul, with Islamabad’s defence minister declaring that the hostile neighbours were in a state of “open war” as a cycle of retaliatory attacks escalated further. Witnesses in Kabul and Kandahar, the southern Afghan city, reported explosions and jets overhead until dawn, while the Taliban government said later t...
The renewed violence between the neighboring countries stems from Pakistan’s accusations that Afghanistan’s Taliban government has harbored a militant group.
UN human rights chief Volker Turk stated that a new decree from Afghanistan’s Taliban government is set to further restrict rights and freedoms, particularly for women, in the war-torn nation.
American academic Dennis Coyle, held by Taliban authorities for over a year, has been released, with US officials including Marco Rubio welcoming the move as a positive step.
Pakistan says military operations in Afghanistan to continue until Taliban government ‘changes behavior’ Arab News
A Pakistani attack on a health infrastructure in Afghanistan has reportedly resulted in 408 deaths and 265 injuries, according to the Taliban government.
Pakistan's president warned the Afghan Taliban government that its drone attacks on civilian areas in Pakistan had "crossed a red line" and would lead to "grave consequences."
Afghanistan's Taliban government has rejected a U.S. allegation that it engages in 'hostage diplomacy,' denying claims of using detained individuals for political leverage.
Combat has included Pakistani air strikes on Taliban government installations, such as the Bagram air base north of the Afghan capital Kabul.
Explosions were heard in the Afghan capital Kabul, with the Taliban government stating they were responding to aerial attacks from Pakistan.
'There will be chaos': Pakistan declares 'open war' on Afghanistan after deadly strikes thenationalnews.com
Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan including the capital Kabul on Friday, with Islamabad's defence minister declaring the neighbours at "open war". It comes after months of tit-for-tat clashes, with Islamabad accusing Afghanistan of failing to act against militant groups that carry out attacks in Pakistan, which the Taliban government denies. France 24’s Douglas Herbert takes a closer look at the causes of the conflict.
Relations between the neighbors have plunged since deadly fighting in October that killed more than 70 people on both sides.
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja M Asif declared war on the Taliban government in Afghanistan due to repeated attacks in recent months in a single post on the social media platform X last night where he…
Pakistan carried out attacks in eastern Afghanistan, reportedly targeting suspected terrorists. However, according to the Taliban government in Kabul, several children were killed in the assaults.