Afghanistan says Pakistani mortars killed 2 children as fighting stretches into third week

Ten people were also injured when mortar shells fired from Pakistan overnight struck villages in Afghanistan's Khost province ...

Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict is rooted in local border dispute – but the risks extend across the region

A weekslong war between Pakistan and Afghanistan was paused on March 18, 2026, to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. But that does not mean the conflict is over. Neither side showed any ...

Kabul, Islamabad pause fighting

Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday declared a temporary pause in escalating fighting, two days after Kabul blamed ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan claim killing dozens of the other side's troops in relentless fighting

Repeated appeals from the international community for restraint have had no effect as the fighting, now in its ninth day, continued unabated.