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Taliban soldiers stand on top of a their post as they guard near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Khost province, Afghanistan, February 27, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban forces clash as diplomatic efforts intensify

Pakistan's strikes on Friday hit Taliban military installations and posts, including in Kabul and Kandahar, in one of the deepest Pakistani incursions into its western neighbour in years,

Taliban soldiers load a rocket launcher in a vehicle, following exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, near the Torkham border in Afghanistan, on 27 February 2026. Photo: Reuters

US says it supports Pakistan's 'right to defend itself' against Afghan Taliban

Taliban detains four Afghan men for dressing as Peaky Blinders-character in Herat. Photo: Collected

Taliban detains 4 Afghan men for wearing Peaky Blinders-style outfits

An Afghan Taliban fighter sits on a tank near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, October 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

How do Pakistan and Taliban Afghan militaries stack up as tensions flare?

MSF say women have been turned away from hospitals in one Afghan city if not wearing a burka. Photo: Collected

Taliban imposes burka for women at hospitals, MSF reports

A Taliban fighter stands next to vehicles destroyed during an airstrike, following a temporary ceasefire, amid the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan on 16 October 2025. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan–Pakistan peace talks collapse, ceasefire continues, Taliban says

Afghan Taliban fighters patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, October 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

No resolution as Afghanistan, Pakistan end peace talks in Istanbul: sources

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan, October 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Salahuddin

Pakistan defence minister warns of 'open war' with Afghanistan if peace talks fail

Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, during a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi, in New Delhi. Photo: Collected

From no to good Taliban-bad Taliban to love Taliban: India faces change

Afghan Taliban's Deputy Minister of Information and Culture and spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during the death anniversary of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the late leader and founder of the Taliban, in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 24, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Ali Khara

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to immediate ceasefire after peace talks in Doha

Residents ride a loaded truck of belongings, as they flee the area, following exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, at the border crossing in Chaman, Balochistan province, Pakistan, October 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Abdul Khaliq Achakzai

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to temporary truce after fresh fighting, airstrikes

Taliban soldiers stand guard at the second-anniversary ceremony of the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Ali Khara/File Photo

Over 12 civilians killed in Pakistani attack: Afghan Taliban

A man sits next to trucks parked at the Torkham border crossing, after Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan, following exchanges of fire between the forces of the two countries, in Torkham, Pakistan, October 12, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Shahid Shinwari

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