The strikes were the first since the two agreed to halt the violence at peace talks last month.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Published On 27 Apr 2026<\/span>27 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Pakistan and Afghanistan have accused one another of launching new cross-border attacks.<\/p>\n Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban authorities said on Monday that four people were killed in attacks in the eastern Kunar province. Pakistani officials reported at least three civilians were injured by gunfire in South Waziristan.<\/p>\n list of 3 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n The resumption of violence threatens fragile peace talks between the neighbours. The two countries agreed on a fragile ceasefire in March that halted weeks of deadly violence.<\/p>\n The Taliban\u2019s Deputy \u2060Spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat \u2060said that the Pakistani military had launched mortar \u2060and rocket attacks that wounded 45 people.<\/p>\n He said that students, women, and children were among those injured as homes and the Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani \u2060University in Kunar province\u2019s capital Asadabad came under fire.<\/p>\n \u201cWe strongly condemn these attacks by the Pakistani military regime, in which ordinary people, academic, and educational institutions were targeted, and declare them unforgivable war crimes,\u201d the spokesman wrote on social media.<\/p>\n Pakistan\u2019s Information Ministry dismissed the report as \u200ca \u201cblatant lie\u201d and insisted that there had been no attack on the university.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a spokesman for the country\u2019s border forces described the\u00a0incident in South Waziristan as the most serious clash since the ceasefire was declared.<\/p>\n The strikes marked the first major attack since the pair had agreed to halt the violence at peace talks last month, mediated by China.<\/p>\n Turkey, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have also made efforts to halt the conflict, with relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan fraught since the Taliban took power for a second time in 2021.<\/p>\n Security issues have proved a sticking point, especially Pakistan\u2019s demand that Afghanistan curb the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) armed group, which has conducted regular deadly attacks from its bases in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n Pakistan has witnessed a sharp rise in violence within the country in recent years, including suicide bombings and coordinated assaults targeting security forces.<\/p>\n Islamabad accuses the Taliban government of sheltering the TTP. However,\u00a0Kabul rejects the charge, countering that it is Pakistan that harbours hostile groups and does not respect Afghanistan\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n The border between the neighbours has remained largely closed since deadly cross-border violence in October froze bilateral trade.<\/p>\n The heaviest fighting in years was sparked in February after Afghanistan launched an operation against the Pakistani military along the 2,640km (1,640-mile) Durand Line, which separates the two nations.<\/p>\n Pakistan launched air strikes on Afghanistan\u2019s capital, Kabul, and other cities, declaring that the two countries were at \u201copen war\u201d.<\/p>\n A truce was agreed in March during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr after weeks of fighting.<\/p>\n Mediator China later said the warring sides had agreed to avoid escalation, but the Afghans have since reported sporadic violence.<\/p>\n The new spurt of violence is reportedly linked to the shooting of a child by Pakistani military forces on Sunday near the Afghan border city of Spin Boldak, according to sources quoted by Afghanistan\u2019s TOLOnews. Taliban forces subsequently engaged Pakistani troops.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The strikes were the first since the two agreed to halt the violence at peace talks last month. Published On 27 Apr 202627 Apr 2026 Pakistan and Afghanistan have accused one another of launching new cross-border attacks. Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban authorities said on Monday that four people were killed in attacks in the eastern Kunar province. 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