Afghanistan strikes targets in Pakistan, raising cross-border tension (opens original article in a new tab)

Afghanistan conducted air strikes on targets in Pakistan, escalating cross-border tensions and threatening the fragile ceasefire between the two countries.

• Afghanistan launched air strikes on alleged hideouts in Pakistan's Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces
• Pakistan's Information Ministry rejected Kabul's report of the strikes
• Cross-border tensions escalated after a fragile ceasefire collapsed in March 2026
• UN reported 372 Afghan civilians killed and 397 injured in cross-border fighting in first three months of 2026