Afghan forces receive 'befitting response' after unprovoked firing

Afghan forces once again resorted to unprovoked firing across the Pakistan border, targeting multiple areas, prompting the Pakistan Army to deliver a strong and immediate response, security sources said on Tuesday. According to the sources,...

Afghan earthquake triggers contradictory Taliban tactics on rescuing women

As earthquakes devastated parts of Afghanistan in late August, Taliban officials asked aid agencies to send more female health workers to assist female survivors. They also briefly barred female U.N. staffers from reaching earthquake-devastated...

Afghan Taliban, militants flee after Pakistan Army’s strong retaliation in Kurram  

KURRAM – In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district, the Afghan Taliban and the militant group Fitna al-Khawarij opened unprovoked fire, but fled after the Pakistan Army gave a strong and effective response. According to security sources, the Afghan...

Afghan national jailed for five years over TikTok death threat to Nigel Farage

245An Afghan national has been jailed for five years after a jury found him guilty of making a threat to kill Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, in a TikTok video posted in October 2024. The sentence was handed down at Southwark Crown Court on...

Afghan Taliban Claims Its Forces Killed Dozens of Pakistani Soldiers

In Afghanistan, the Taliban government says its forces killed dozens of Pakistani soldiers in border clashes over the weekend, in retaliation for airstrikes in Kabul and the bombing of a market in eastern Afghanistan last Thursday. The fighting...

Haqqani takes aim at Top Taliban Leaders for taking Undue Credit for Afghanistan’s Jihad

KABUL – Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani openly called out senior officials for claiming credit for Afghanistan’s jihad and the sacrifices of true fighters. In a rare and bold public statement during his visit to Paktika province,...

Pakistan Army repels unprovoked Afghan Taliban fire along Kurram border

F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: Unprovoked firing from Afghan Taliban and terrorists of the Fitna al-Khawarij group targeted Pakistani border posts in the Kurram district, security sources confirmed on Tuesday. The incident marks another escalation along...

JUI-F chief offers to cool down Pak-Afghanistan border tensions

Maulana Fazl stresses both sides should ‘avoid blame and provocation’ after deadly border clashes Cites past role in easing Pak-Afghan friction, claiming he remains in touch with Kabul leadership Warns against “opening a western front” amid...

Pakistan army responds to ‘unprovoked fire’ by Afghan forces in northwest, state media report

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Clashes erupted Tuesday between Pakistani and Afghan forces in a remote northwestern border region, with state-run media in Pakistan accusing Afghan troops of opening “unprovoked fire” that was repulsed. Pakistani forces...

Heavy fighting breaks out between Pakistan and Afghanistan at Durand Line, drones and missiles fired

Home News Heavy fighting breaks out between Pakistan and Afghanistan at Durand Line, drones and missiles fired Pakistan released thermal footage of the drone strike on a Taliban military post. New Delhi: War has broken out again between...

VPN usage up 35,000% in Afghanistan as authorities restrict access to social media – here's what we know

Social media restrictions imposed in Afghanistan on October 7 have led many to turn to VPNs Proton VPN recorded spikes in usage of +35,000% above baseline The social media ban follows a 48-hour complete internet shutdown on September 29, 2025...

Pakistan Army destroys Afghan Taliban tanks, posts in retaliatory strikes near Kurram border

Security sources say Taliban fired on Pakistani posts, Army responded with strong, decisive action, Days after a brief period of calm along the Pak-Afghan border, fresh clashes erupted in the Kurram sector as Pakistani security forces retaliated...

Pakistan Army destroys Afghan Taliban posts in retaliatory strikes near Kurram border

RAWALPINDI: Days after a brief period of calm along the Pak-Afghan border, fresh clashes erupted in the Kurram sector as Pakistani security forces retaliated against unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban regime and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan...

Pakistan Army destroys Afghan Taliban Tanks in fierce clashes along Kurram Border

KURRAM – Heavy fighting has been reported at Pak–Afghan border in Kurram district, where Pakistani forces reportedly used anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to destroy several Taliban tanks. #BREAKING: Clashes broke out between #Taliban and the...

Delegation of Afghan Sikhs, Hindus meet Muttaqi in Delhi

A delegation of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, who left that country over the past few decades and are currently living in India, met visiting Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi here and sought restoration and maintenance of historical...

Bangladesh thrashed by 200 runs in third ODI, suffer clean sweep against Afghanistan

Opener Saif Hassan was the only batter to reach double figures as Bangladesh were thumped by 200 runs in the third and final ODI against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Chasing a challenging 294-run target, another spineless batting display...

Bangladesh clean swept by Afghanistan after chaotic batting

Staff Correspondent 15 October, 2025, 01:13 Bilal Sami (C) | ACB photo Bangladesh succumbed to a new low as they were clean swept by Afghanistan when they lost the third and final ODI of the series by massive 200 runs at the Zayed Cricket Stadium...

Inside Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions

The Taliban attacked Pakistani border posts on Saturday, triggering clashes that killed dozens of soldiers. Earlier the Taliban said Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan’s capital. Betsy Joles reports from Islamabad. This article was...

Deterrence, Diplomacy And Deoband: India’s Afghan Strategy In A Shifting Region

Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s arrival in New Delhi on October 9, 2025, just two days after attending the Moscow Format on Afghanistan, marked a decisive inflection in South Asia’s geopolitical calculus. His visit culminated in the...

No Relations between Pakistan & Afghanistan: Pakistan’s Defence Minister

“Who will believe Muttaqi? The Indians might, but they also know that these people are not controlled by anyone.” When asked if Tehreek-i-Taliban chief Noor Wali Mehsud was in Afghan territory, Asif replied: “Those we targeted, we targeted in...