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Both sides accused the other of unprovoked fire near their fraught frontier.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nListen to this article<\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>2 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<\/button>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 24 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">24 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>Afghan and Pakistani forces engaged in new clashes along their troubled border region, days after deadly air strikes on Afghanistan by Pakistan sent tensions soaring.<\/p>\n<p>The two countries gave competing accounts of the violence on Tuesday, each accusing the other of triggering it.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Zabihullah Noorani, head of the Afghan information department in the eastern Nangarhar Province, said Pakistani forces carried out the first shots in the Shahkot area near the border. The fighting has \u2060since stopped, and there are no Afghan casualties, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistani government official Mosharraf Zaidi accused Afghan forces of firing unprovoked near the Torkham border area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan\u2019s security forces responded immediately and effectively silencing the Taliban aggression,\u201d Zaidi wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>The fighting follows Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan\u2019s Nangarhar and Paktika Provinces on Sunday, which the UN mission in Afghanistan said killed at least 13 civilians.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"we-will-respond\">\u2018We will respond\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban government said at least 18 people were killed and denied Pakistan\u2019s announcement that the military operation killed more than 80 fighters.<\/p>\n<p>Relations between the neighbours have plunged in recent months, with land border crossings largely shut since deadly fighting in October that killed more than 70 people on both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Islamabad accuses Afghanistan of failing to act against armed groups that carry out attacks in Pakistan, which the Taliban government denies.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s military claimed its latest air strikes in Afghanistan targeted \u201ccamps and hideouts\u201d belonging to armed groups behind a spate of recent attacks, including a deadly suicide bombing\u00a0at a Shia mosque in Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>The Afghan Defence Ministry condemned the attacks, saying they \u201chit a religious school and residential homes\u201d, causing \u201cdozens of deaths and injuries, including women and children\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hold the Pakistani military responsible for targeting civilians and religious sites. We will respond to these attacks in due course with a measured and appropriate response,\u201d said the ministry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both sides accused the other of unprovoked fire near their fraught frontier. 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Listen to this article<\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>2 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<\/button>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 24 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">24 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>Afghan and Pakistani forces engaged in new clashes along their troubled border region, days after deadly air strikes on Afghanistan by Pakistan sent tensions soaring.<\/p>\n<p>The two countries gave competing accounts of the violence on Tuesday, each accusing the other of triggering it.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Zabihullah Noorani, head of the Afghan information department in the eastern Nangarhar Province, said Pakistani forces carried out the first shots in the Shahkot area near the border. The fighting has \u2060since stopped, and there are no Afghan casualties, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistani government official Mosharraf Zaidi accused Afghan forces of firing unprovoked near the Torkham border area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan\u2019s security forces responded immediately and effectively silencing the Taliban aggression,\u201d Zaidi wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>The fighting follows Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan\u2019s Nangarhar and Paktika Provinces on Sunday, which the UN mission in Afghanistan said killed at least 13 civilians.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"we-will-respond\">\u2018We will respond\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban government said at least 18 people were killed and denied Pakistan\u2019s announcement that the military operation killed more than 80 fighters.<\/p>\n<p>Relations between the neighbours have plunged in recent months, with land border crossings largely shut since deadly fighting in October that killed more than 70 people on both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Islamabad accuses Afghanistan of failing to act against armed groups that carry out attacks in Pakistan, which the Taliban government denies.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s military claimed its latest air strikes in Afghanistan targeted \u201ccamps and hideouts\u201d belonging to armed groups behind a spate of recent attacks, including a deadly suicide bombing\u00a0at a Shia mosque in Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>The Afghan Defence Ministry condemned the attacks, saying they \u201chit a religious school and residential homes\u201d, causing \u201cdozens of deaths and injuries, including women and children\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hold the Pakistani military responsible for targeting civilians and religious sites. We will respond to these attacks in due course with a measured and appropriate response,\u201d said the ministry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both sides accused the other of unprovoked fire near their fraught frontier. 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<\/button>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 24 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">24 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>Afghan and Pakistani forces engaged in new clashes along their troubled border region, days after deadly air strikes on Afghanistan by Pakistan sent tensions soaring.<\/p>\n<p>The two countries gave competing accounts of the violence on Tuesday, each accusing the other of triggering it.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Zabihullah Noorani, head of the Afghan information department in the eastern Nangarhar Province, said Pakistani forces carried out the first shots in the Shahkot area near the border. The fighting has \u2060since stopped, and there are no Afghan casualties, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistani government official Mosharraf Zaidi accused Afghan forces of firing unprovoked near the Torkham border area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan\u2019s security forces responded immediately and effectively silencing the Taliban aggression,\u201d Zaidi wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>The fighting follows Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan\u2019s Nangarhar and Paktika Provinces on Sunday, which the UN mission in Afghanistan said killed at least 13 civilians.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"we-will-respond\">\u2018We will respond\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban government said at least 18 people were killed and denied Pakistan\u2019s announcement that the military operation killed more than 80 fighters.<\/p>\n<p>Relations between the neighbours have plunged in recent months, with land border crossings largely shut since deadly fighting in October that killed more than 70 people on both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Islamabad accuses Afghanistan of failing to act against armed groups that carry out attacks in Pakistan, which the Taliban government denies.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s military claimed its latest air strikes in Afghanistan targeted \u201ccamps and hideouts\u201d belonging to armed groups behind a spate of recent attacks, including a deadly suicide bombing\u00a0at a Shia mosque in Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>The Afghan Defence Ministry condemned the attacks, saying they \u201chit a religious school and residential homes\u201d, causing \u201cdozens of deaths and injuries, including women and children\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hold the Pakistani military responsible for targeting civilians and religious sites. We will respond to these attacks in due course with a measured and appropriate response,\u201d said the ministry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both sides accused the other of unprovoked fire near their fraught frontier. 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