Pakistan's defence minister declares "open war" against Taliban after Islamabad says two of its soldiers were killed.

Pakistan has accused Afghanistan of becoming ‘a colony of India’ but India’s relations with Kabul predate the Taliban.

The current escalation, which has culminated in Pakistan declaring an open war with the Afghan Taliban government, represents ...

Pakistan previously nurtured the Taliban’s senior ranks, training and financing the Islamist group through its intelligence services and sheltering them during the 20-year Nato occupation of ...

State Department official Allison Hooker says, "We expressed support for Pakistan's right to defend itself" while President Trump praises Islamabad for "doing terrifically well." ...

Why is Pakistan bombing Afghanistan and what will happen next? - Pakistan and Afghanistan had previously announced a ...

Relations between the neighbours have plunged in recent months, with land border crossings largely shut since deadly fighting ...

India rubbishes Pakistan’s claims of its role in Taliban clashes, saying such “storytelling” won’t hide Islamabad’s support for cross-border terrorism ...

Pakistan recorded its deadliest year of violence in a decade, with gunfights, airstrikes, and suicide bombings marking much of 2025, as relations with neighboring Afghanistan deteriorated. The number ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the U.S. ambassador to ...

KABUL, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban military entered its third day on Saturday as ...

Pakistan bombed Taliban government forces in Afghanistan’s major cities overnight, the first time it has directly targeted its former allies, and described the situation as “open war,” raising ...