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Afghanistan
UN: Taliban–Pakistan Border Tensions Disrupt Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
DID Press: UN says escalating border tensions between the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan have created serious obstacles for the delivery of humanitarian aid into Afghanistan. According to Tom Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, at least 167…
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Afghanistan
Taliban–Pakistan Border Clashes Intensify
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Defense announced that its forces captured a large Pakistani military outpost in the Shorabak district of Kandahar Province during an operation named “Radd al-Zulm,” amid escalating tensions along the Durand Line. According to the ministry,…
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Afghanistan
Munir: Ties Peace with Afghanistan to Taliban Halting Terrorist Support
DID Press: Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Commander of the Pakistan Army, stated that lasting peace between Pakistan and Afghanistan will only be achievable if the Taliban government ceases support for terrorist groups.…
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Afghanistan
Fresh Details of Retaliatory Operation Against Pakistan; Heavy Casualties, Territorial Gains
DID Press: Following the launch of what Afghan forces describe as a retaliatory operation against what they called aggression by Pakistan’s military regime, newly released field data indicate that the offensive has resulted in significant Pakistani casualties and advances along…
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Afghanistan
Taliban-Linked Outlet Claims Pakistani Fighter Jet Downed in Eastern Afghanistan
DID Press: A media outlet close to the Taliban claimed a Pakistani fighter jet crashed in Nangarhar Province, a report that has not been confirmed by official sources. The outlet, Nida-e-Baloch, said one Pakistani military aircraft went down in the…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Deny Reports Leader Was Targeted
DID Press: Taliban denied media reports claiming their leader was killed following Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul and Kandahar two nights ago. The claims circulated rapidly on social media, fueling uncertainty. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said reports that the group’s leader…
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Afghanistan
Cross-Border Drone, Rocket Attacks Between Afghanistan and Pakistan
DID Press: Official sources in both Afghanistan and Pakistan reported reciprocal military strikes between the two countries, in what officials describe as an unprecedented escalation that has reportedly included Pakistan’s capital. According to BBC News, citing Pakistan’s Ministry of Information,…
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Afghanistan
Pakistani Airstrike Targets Taliban Corps in Laghman
DID Press: Local sources reported that Pakistan carried out an airstrike on the Taliban’s “201 Khalid bin Walid Corps” in Laghman province. No details about possible casualties have been released so far. According to the sources, Pakistani forces targeted the…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Claim Airstrikes Inside Pakistan
DID Press: Taliban Ministry of Defense claimed it carried out airstrikes on military targets in several Pakistani cities, while Islamabad has not confirmed the claims and has only reported the fall of a drone in Swabi. In a statement, the…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan to Maintain Hardline Policy Until Taliban Drop “Guerrilla Mindset”
DID Press: Pakistan’s Deputy Interior Minister Talal Chaudhry said Islamabad will maintain its current policy toward Kabul unless Afghanistan’s Taliban abandon what he described as a “guerrilla mindset.” In an interview with Geo News, Chaudhry said Pakistan had sought to…
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