Kabul, March 6 (IANS) Afghan authorities have said that Taliban forces killed 30 Pakistani soldiers during clashes erupted along the Durand Line border, local media reported on Friday, citing a defence ministry spokesperson. Taliban defence ministry spokesperson Enayatullah Khwarazmi said the fighting took place in Shorabak district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, where Taliban fighters allegedly captured a Pakistani military outpost, Pakistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported.He s…
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Kabul, March 3 (IANS) The United Nations (UN) has announced that at least 34 people were killed and 89 others injured in Pakistani military attacks in Afghanistan from February 26-March 1, local media reported on Tuesday. While addressing a press briefing, UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said that victims include children and women, and the figures remain preliminary. He stated that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) continues to document incidents o…
Kabul, March 1 (IANS) Afghanistan said on Sunday that it thwarted Pakistani military’s attempt to carry out airstrike on Bagram airbase, media reported. In a statement, police headquarters in central Parwan said that several jets belonging to the Pakistani military conducted an airstrike within the airspace of Bagram Airbase at around 5 a.m. (local time), Pajhwok Afghan News reported.In the statement, the provincial police headquarters said, “With the immediate and professional response of Bagra…
Kabul, Feb 28 (IANS) Pakistani police have ramped up the arrest of Afghan refugees following escalating border clashes with Taliban forces, according to media reports.The plight of Afghan nationals in Pakistan has been described as “critical”, with widespread detentions of both men and women, particularly in Islamabad.Citing sources, Afghanistan’s leading news agency, Khaama Press, reported that police in recent days arrested Afghan nationals possessing valid visas and legal residency documents….
Kabul, Feb 27 (IANS) Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has claimed that a “special circle” in Pakistan has started a mission to destabilise the region after tensions escalated between Kabul and Islamabad, local media reported on Friday. While addressing a press conference in Kandahar on Friday, Mujahid urged regional nations to stop the “troublemakers.” He stated that Afghanistan’s air forces had precisely targetted military centres of Pakistan, Afghanistan’s Ariana News reported.When aske…
Kabul, Feb 27 (IANS) Afghan Air Force conducted airstrikes against Pakistani military targets in Islamabad, Nowshera, Jamrud and Abbottabad, Taliban Deputy Spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat announced on Friday. Fitrat stated that these attacks were conducted in response to the airstrikes carried out by the Pakistani military in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia last night.”The Air Force of the Ministry of National Defence carried out airstrikes on a military camp near Faizabad city in Islamabad, Pakistan, an …
Kabul, Feb 27 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that escalating clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan risk regional instability and urged two nations to hold dialogue and protect civilians, local media reported on Friday. Guterres voiced concern over rising clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan and urged both sides to avoid further military confrontation. He urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve disputes through talks and diplomacy and uphold international obligat…