Pakistan, Taliban signal openness to talks as tribal peace jirga planned
Mediated contacts are underway, officials say, as a cross-border jirga is expected in Peshawar to ease escalating tensions.
Politics, Security
Politics, Security
Pakistan vows to continue attacks against Taliban until ‘goals achieved’
Defense minister says strikes inside Afghanistan will persist until Islamabad achieves its security goals.
Security
Pakistan resumes strikes in Afghanistan after ceasefire ends
Fighting reignites along the border after a brief Eid truce, with both sides trading claims over casualties and responsibility.
Human Rights, Security
HRW calls Pakistani strike on Kabul rehab center unlawful
The group said the March 16 airstrike on the Omid rehabilitation center killed scores of patients and may amount to.
Security
Taliban say they are acting defensively in clashes with Pakistan
The comments come as calls grow for extending a ceasefire amid rising civilian casualties.
Security
UN experts call for new ceasefire between Taliban, Pakistan
Hundreds of civilians have been killed or injured and more than 100,000 displaced since fighting escalated in late February, the.
Security
Taliban say civilian killed in Pakistani shelling in Kunar
The claim, which Pakistan has not confirmed, comes amid escalating cross-border clashes now in their fourth week.
Security
Displaced by border clashes, families in Nangarhar struggle in makeshift camps
Many of the displaced say they are struggling to meet even their most basic needs.
Security
Clashes erupt near Zabul as Taliban-Pakistan truce ends
Sources say fighting broke out Monday night in Shimalzai district along the border with Pakistan.
Security
Pakistan conducts overnight strike on Taliban corps in northern Afghanistan
Hamad Wasil, a spokesman for the Taliban’s Al-Fath Corps in Balkh, said Taliban forces fired at the drones in northern.