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(MENAFN) China’s top diplomat on Friday urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve their differences through talks and negotiations, warning that the use of force would worsen the situation, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Pakistan announced on Sunday that its military conducted overnight strikes inside Afghanistan, successfully targeting military sites and what it described as “terrorist hideouts,” as tensions between the two neighboring countries continue...

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(MENAFN) Pakistan announced on Sunday that its armed forces carried out fresh overnight attacks within Afghanistan, stating that the operations "successfully" struck several military-related locations, including what it described as "terrorist...

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(MENAFN) Pakistan announced Sunday that its military carried out overnight strikes inside Afghanistan, saying the operations successfully hit military-related targets, including locations described as terrorist hideouts, as tensions between the...

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(MENAFN) China on Monday urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to return to negotiations to end escalating border hostilities that have claimed dozens of lives over the past two weeks.

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(MENAFN) Pakistan announced on Sunday that its forces had carried out attacks on military facilities in southern Afghanistan, along with what it described as "terrorist hideouts," marking the latest escalation along the border, according to...

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(MENAFN) The Pakistani armed forces reported on Saturday that several basic Afghan drones were brought down in three different parts of the country, resulting in at least four injuries, among them two minors.

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(MENAFN) The Pakistani military reported on Saturday that several makeshift Afghan drones were intercepted in three separate locations across the country, resulting in at least four injuries, including two children.

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(MENAFN) Two drivers have died following a head-on collision in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Afghanistan is expected to remain among the world’s gravest humanitarian emergencies in 2026, with approximately 21.9 million people anticipated to need assistance, according to a report released Tuesday by the United Nations Office for...

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(MENAFN) Law enforcement officials in Afghanistan have taken into custody nine people suspected of unlawfully cutting down trees and driving deforestation in the western Badghis province, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized the importance of diplomacy in addressing growing tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan during a phone conversation with Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on...

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(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov underscored the importance of settling the growing frictions between Islamabad and Kabul through diplomacy during a telephone conversation on Friday with Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister, Amir...

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(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed the importance of resolving ongoing tensions between Islamabad and Kabul through diplomacy during a phone call on Friday with acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

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(MENAFN) Pakistani officials say Afghan forces have sustained nearly 1,000 casualties in the most severe cross-border military escalation between the two nations in recent memory, with neither side's death toll independently verified.

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(MENAFN) Pakistan announced Tuesday that its military death toll has climbed further, with one additional soldier killed and five more wounded in relentless border clashes with Afghanistan — pushing the combined death toll, including civilians on...

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(MENAFN) Cross-border hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan showed no signs of abating Monday, with fresh casualties reported in eastern Kunar province — including at least three children killed amid continued shelling, according to Afghan...

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(MENAFN) A new water supply system has been launched in Ghor province in western Afghanistan following the completion of its construction, according to reports from local authorities.

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(MENAFN) At least 17 civilians have been killed and 15 others injured in eastern Afghanistan over the past 24 hours following military strikes by Pakistani forces, as stated by reports.

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(MENAFN) Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has accused the Taliban administration of transforming Afghanistan into an Indian puppet state, as Islamabad's military strikes on its western neighbor pushed bilateral relations to their most...