By Daud Khattak Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 4, 2026 Forty-year-old Hazrat Salam had never spent more than three days apart from his family. Now, after nearly two months away from home, his only wish is for the Pakistan-Afghanistan border to reopen so he can return to work at the crossing and be reunited with
By Daud Khattak and RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 1, 2026 Pakistan carried out a round of air strikes on October 1 on two Afghan provinces near the border based on “credible evidence” of militant activity in the area. Following the strikes on the Kunar and Helmand provinces, Pakistan authorities claimed that 22 militants had been
By Daud Khattak Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 15, 2026 It was with a mixture of surprise and fear that Khan, a former Afghan soldier now living in Pakistan, received an offer to work with Pakistani security agencies on counter-militancy operations in Balochistan, the country’s southwestern province bordering Afghanistan and Iran. “The offer came from
8am: Local sources in Badakhshan report the continued detention of individuals close to Juma Khan Fateh, house-to-house searches, and the confiscation of hundreds of weapons and ammunition boxes by Taliban special forces. According to the sources, restrictions on mining activities have simultaneously increased in some districts, and local Taliban members are set to be replaced
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi June 29, 2026 Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders said Pakistani air strikes killed dozens in the border regions between the two countries that Islamabad claimed were being used by militants as bases to launch attacks on Pakistan. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Taliban government, said in a post on X on June 29 that the
Khaama: Pakistan’s military said on Sunday that an Afghan national was arrested after being wounded during an attack on a paramilitary Rangers facility in Karachi that killed three Pakistani security personnel. In a statement, the military said four attackers targeted the Rangers compound with a vehicle-borne explosive before attempting to storm the facility. Security forces
Amu: Taliban said on Wednesday that Pakistani military aircraft carried out overnight strikes in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 13 “civilians” and wounding 14 others in the provinces of Kunar, Khost and Paktika. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on X that the victims included 11 children, one woman and one elderly man. He accused Pakistan
By Daud Khattak Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 8, 2026 With billions of dollars invested in Pakistan and rising concern about instability in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, China has intensified diplomatic outreach to encourage Kabul and Islamabad to resolve disputes through dialogue. Beijing’s special envoy for Afghan affairs, Yue Xiaoyong, visited Kabul, Doha, and Islamabad last month to
Khaama: Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has reportedly warned the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) to stop carrying out attacks inside Pakistan or risk losing the Afghan Taliban’s support, according to a report by Pakistan’s Express Tribune. The Taliban administration in Kabul has not publicly commented on the report, and officials have yet to respond to the claims
8am: The Hasht-e Subh Daily has obtained information indicating that the Taliban have evacuated Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) families and fighters from settlements that had been built for them in Ghazni province, following Pakistani airstrikes. The findings of this report show that some of these families have been relocated to rural areas, while others have been