Pakistan tops terror Index as global deaths fall, but the worst may be yet to come

[ad_1] The 2026 Global Terrorism Index, released Thursday, records sharpest drop in terrorism deaths in years, yet the geopolitical storm clouds gathering over South Asia, the Sahel, and the West suggest the reprieve could be short-livedThe geography of global terrorism has shifted again. In 2025, Pakistan replaced Burkina Faso as the country most affected by […]

Strikes in Kandahar: Pakistan says it hit military facilities inside Afghanistan, attacks tunnel used by Taliban

[ad_1] Pakistan said on Sunday that its forces carried out strikes on military facilities and “terrorist hideouts” in southern Afghanistan, in the latest escalation between Islamabad and the Taliban administration.Security sources cited by AFP said Pakistani troops targeted and “effectively destroyed technical support infrastructure and equipment storage facility in Kandahar,” the southern Afghan city that […]

Taliban strike multiple military bases in Pakistan; strategic Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi hit

[ad_1] The Afghan Air Force’s drone aircraft carried out strikes on key Pakistani military installations, including the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi, the 12th Corps headquarters in Quetta, the Khowizoo Camp in Mohmand Agency of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the Ghulni military bases, all considered important defence facilities and operational centres.In a social media post on […]

Afghan Taliban shoots down Pakistani jet in Jalalabad, capture pilot alive

[ad_1] Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan spiralled dramatically on Saturday after Afghan forces shot down a Pakistani fighter jet over Jalalabad and captured its pilot alive.“A Pakistani fighter jet was shot down in the sixth district of Jalalabad city, and its pilot was captured alive,” police spokesman Tayeb Hammad told news agency AFP.Wahidullah Mohammadi, spokesman […]

Amidst Afghanistan-Pakistan escalation, India keeps a close watch | India News

[ad_1] India was closely monitoring the situation as Afghanistan and Pakistan seemed poised for a dangerous escalation, with Islamabad declaring that the two countries were in an “open war” following Pakistan’s airstrikes on “terrorist hideouts” in Afghanistan and the latter’s retaliatory action. The relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan has unravelled dramatically in the past few […]

Pakistan-Afghanistan war: Trump praises PM Shehbaz Sharif and General Asim Munir, says ‘gets along very well’ with Islamabad

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump appears to have already signalled where he stands on the Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict, and the clues lie in his past speeches. Speaking about tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Trump said he “gets along very well” with Pakistan, praising Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asim Munir — remarks that […]

Pakistan’s Operation ‘Ghazab lil-Haq’ against Afghanistan: What the name means

[ad_1] Pakistan launched cross-border strikes late Thursday night under Operation “Ghazab lil-Haq” in response to what it described as “unprovoked firing” by the Afghan Taliban across multiple sectors. The action followed alleged attacks on several Pakistani border posts, with senior ministers confirming that a large-scale counter-offensive was under way.Pakistan information minister Attaullah Tarar said at […]

‘Now it is open war’: Taliban military posts, HQs, ammo depots hit; details of Pakistan strikes on Afghanistan

[ad_1] In a declared “open war,” Pakistan launched overnight airstrikes in Afghanistan, heavily bombing multiple key cities, including Kabul and Kandahar, and claiming that 133 people were killed in what Islamabad called a “strong and effective” retaliation for “unprovoked firing” from across the border.The strikes came after Afghanistan claimed it had killed 55 Pakistani troops […]

Afghan Taliban visit Bangladesh ahead of polls

[ad_1] Afghan Taliban officials have visited Bangladesh and met Islamist leaders who are seeking to increase their political influence ahead of elections due in February, Islamist officials in Dhaka said Monday.Abu Sayem Khaled, president of the Bangladesh-Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce, told AFP that the visit by Noor Ahmad Noor, director general at Kabul’s Ministry of […]

‘No good and bad Taliban’: Pakistan refutes attacking Afghanistan; Kabul vows retaliation

[ad_1] Pakistan’s military on Tuesday rejected accusations from the Taliban government that it carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan, where an overnight raid reportedly killed 10 people near the Durand Line.“Pakistan has not attacked Afghanistan,” army spokesperson lieutenant general Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on state broadcaster PTV, calling the Afghan administration’s allegations “baseless.”“Whenever Pakistan attacks someone, […]