KABUL – Afghan authorities reported on Friday that Pakistani air strikes overnight hit Kabul and several border provinces, killing four people in the capital and injuring 15, including women and children. Homes in residential areas were struck, according to Khalil Zadran, spokesman for Kabul police. Read More: Pakistan continues to inflict heavy losses on Afghan Taliban […]
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Afghan Taliban must choose between Pakistan and terrorists: DG ISPR
Pakistan’s military spokesperson DG ISPR has said the Afghan Taliban must make a clear choice between supporting Pakistan or backing terrorist groups, as tensions escalate along the Pak-Afghan border following recent clashes and military operations. Read More: ISPR DG calls Taliban regime threat to global security, not just Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif […]
Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire survives 72 hours
A renewed ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia passed 72 hours on Tuesday, but no update was given on 18 Cambodian soldiers. The agreement, effective Saturday at noon, halted 20 days of deadly border clashes that killed at least 101 people and displaced over 500,000 residents. The ceasefire aims to stabilize relations and create conditions for […]
Thailand and Cambodia push for lasting ceasefire
Thailand’s defence minister is set to join ongoing truce talks with Cambodia on Saturday, raising cautious hopes of de-escalation as deadly border clashes between the two neighbours stretch into a third week. The announcement came from Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who said high-level engagement could help revive a stalled peace process. He explained that […]
Thailand carries out air strikes amid border tensions with Cambodia
KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand has launched air strikes against Cambodian territory, according to Phnom Penh, despite both countries agreeing to hold talks this week to defuse escalating border clashes. Read More: China steps in to ease Cambodia–Thailand tensions Cambodia said Thai fighter jets bombed areas in Siem Reap and Preah Vihear provinces on Monday, only hours after Bangkok […]
Thailand–Cambodia Border Clashes Intensify as Air Strikes Begin
Thailand launched air strikes after new border clashes erupted with Cambodia on Monday. Thai forces reported one soldier killed and four wounded after Cambodian fire hit two locations near Ubon Ratchathani. Cambodia accused Thailand of carrying out dawn attacks after several tense days. Both sides blamed each other for violating a ceasefire brokered by US […]
Five people killed in renewed Pak-Afghan border clashes
Calm returned to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Chaman on Saturday after heavy clashes occurred between the two sides on Friday night. Officials from both countries said at least five people were killed. At least three civilians were injured in the clashes last night and were shifted to the district hospital in Chaman. On the Afghan […]
Pakistan, Afghan officials resume Istanbul talks despite border gunfire incident
ISLAMABAD: The third round of Pakistan-Afghanistan talks opened in Istanbul on Thursday, surviving a brief but tense exchange of fire along the Chaman-Spin Boldak border, which threatened to derail a fragile ceasefire. The two-day talks, being held at the Conrad Hotel under the mediation of Turkiye and Qatar, aim to finalise a monitoring and verification […]
Pakistan, Afghanistan extend ceasefire after Istanbul talks
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to continue their ceasefire after recent border clashes and rising tensions. Talks between delegations from both countries resumed in Istanbul with the help of Türkiye and Qatar. Earlier, the discussions had stalled due to Pakistan’s concerns over cross-border terrorist attacks. However, diplomatic intervention by Türkiye and Qatar revived the process. […]
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to extend ceasefire after tense border clashes
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan early on Friday agreed to continue a ceasefire following a sharp deterioration of bilateral ties and deadly border skirmishes earlier this month. The breakthrough came during a second round of talks in Istanbul, mediated by Türkiye and Qatar, after earlier negotiations had collapsed in a stalemate over Pakistan’s demand for action […]