Taliban unleash 'extensive' offensive on Pakistan as deadly border strikes erupt

Fox News - WorldCenter-RightEN 2 min read 100% complete by Emma BusseyFebruary 27, 2026 at 02:47 AM

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Afghanistan and Pakistan engaged in significant cross-border fire on Thursday, escalating tensions along their shared border. The clashes followed airstrikes by Pakistani forces inside Afghanistan earlier in the week, which the Taliban said killed at least 18 people. The Taliban then launched what they described as an "extensive" military operation against Pakistani army positions along the Durand Line, claiming to have inflicted casualties and captured soldiers, claims Pakistan rejects. Pakistan stated its forces responded to unprovoked fire from Taliban forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Both sides claim to have inflicted heavy casualties on the other, threatening a ceasefire agreed to in 2025.

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Mawlawi Wahidullah Mohammadi 40% Kabul 40% Kandahar 40% Paktia 40% Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 50% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 50% Reuters ×360% Durand Line 60% Zabihullah Mujahid ×370% Afghanistan ×480% Pakistan ×1090% Taliban ×1190%

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cross-border fire 90% taliban 90% pakistan 90% afghanistan 80% border strikes 70% military operation 70% retaliatory strikes 60% durand line 50% ceasefire 50%