Border Tensions
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Says It Struck Taliban Positions in South Waziristan
DID Press: Pakistani officials have claimed that security forces attacked several Taliban checkpoints and defensive positions after Afghan Taliban forces allegedly opened fire on Pakistani border posts in the Angoor Adda area of South Waziristan. According to the deputy commissioner…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Conditions US Mediation with Taliban on Action Against Armed Groups
DID Press: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has welcomed efforts by the United States and regional countries to mediate between Islamabad and Kabul, but has made concrete and verifiable action by the Taliban authorities against Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Says It Intercepted 23 Drones from Afghanistan in September
DID Press: Pakistan says it intercepted 23 suicide drones launched from Afghanistan in September, raising concerns about the growing use of unmanned aircraft amid escalating clashes between Islamabad and the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan. According to a report by France…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan, Afghanistan Face Choice Between Confrontation and Cooperation
DID Press: Rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, ranging from border clashes and airstrikes to disputes over the activities of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), have brought relations between the two countries to a critical point. However, their geographic and economic interdependence…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Army Says 11 Militants Killed in KP, Balochistan Operations
DID Press: Pakistani military says 11 militants were killed during separate intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces. According to the Pakistani military, five members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed during an operation in South Waziristan near…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Warns Taliban of “Surprise” From Regional and Global Forces
DID Press: Murtaza Solangi, spokesperson for the President of Pakistan, has accused the Taliban of providing safe havens, training and logistical support to armed groups in Afghanistan, warning that continued support could trigger a response from regional and global forces.…
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Afghanistan
Karzai Condemns Pakistani Airstrikes on Kunar and Helmand
DID Press: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has condemned recent Pakistani airstrikes on residential areas in Kunar and Helmand provinces, describing them as a violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty and calling on Islamabad to end what he described as hostile policies…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Airstrikes Expose Gaps in Taliban’s Security Claims
DID Press: Recent Pakistani airstrikes on targets in Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Paktia and Khost provinces have raised questions about the Taliban’s ability to defend Afghan territory against external military threats. The strikes, including attacks in Kandahar—the Taliban’s main political and religious…
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Afghanistan
Taliban: Pakistani Military Post Near Spin Boldak Destroyed
DID Press: Taliban’s Defense Ministry said Pakistani forces fired toward Afghan territory near Spin Boldak, prompting Afghan forces to target and destroy a Pakistani military post in the area. In a statement, Enayatullah Khwarazmi, spokesperson for the Taliban-run Defense Ministry,…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan’s ANP Calls for Diplomatic Solution to Tensions With Afghanistan
DID Press: Aimal Wali Khan, president of Pakistan’s Awami National Party (ANP), has urged the government to resolve tensions with Afghanistan and other neighboring countries through dialogue and diplomacy, stressing that war cannot provide a permanent solution to political disputes.…
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