{"id":13060,"date":"2026-02-22T13:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13060"},"modified":"2026-02-22T13:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:45:49","slug":"the-aftermath-of-pakistans-air-strikes-in-afghanistan-pakistan-taliban-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13060","title":{"rendered":"The aftermath of Pakistan\u2019s air strikes in Afghanistan | Pakistan Taliban News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 22 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">22 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Pakistan says it has launched strikes on armed groups in Afghanistan after blaming recent suicide bombings, including attacks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on fighters it says are operating from its neighbour\u2019s territory.<\/p>\n<p>Kabul has repeatedly denied allowing armed groups to use Afghan territory to stage attacks in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan\u2019s Ministry of Defence on Sunday said \u201cdozens of innocent civilians, including women and children, were martyred and wounded\u201d when strikes hit a school and homes in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Paktika.<\/p>\n<p>Nangarhar police told the AFP news agency the bombardment started about midnight (19:30 GMT on Saturday) and hit three districts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCivilians were killed. In one house, there were 23 family members. Five wounded people were taken out,\u201d police spokesperson Sayed Tayeeb Hammad said.<\/p>\n<p>The Afghan Defence Ministry said it will \u201cdeliver an appropriate and calculated response\u201d to the Pakistani strikes.<\/p>\n<p>The two countries have been locked in an increasingly bitter dispute since the Taliban authorities retook control of Afghanistan in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistani military action killed 70 Afghan civilians from October to December, according to the United Nations mission in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Several rounds of negotiations followed an initial ceasefire brokered by Qatar and Turkiye, but they have failed to produce a lasting agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia intervened this month, mediating the release of three Pakistani soldiers captured by Afghanistan in October.<\/p>\n<p>The deteriorating relationship has had repercussions for people in both countries with the land border largely closed for months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published On 22 Feb 202622 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Pakistan says it has launched strikes on armed groups in Afghanistan after blaming recent suicide bombings, including attacks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on fighters it says are operating from its neighbour\u2019s territory. Kabul has repeatedly denied [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}