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âNow they only deportâ: Afghans trapped in Pakistan arrested and sent back after âopen warâ breaks out
Published: March 3, 2026 07:00
Journalists and activists who fled Taliban rule are living in fear as Pakistani police hunt and deport refugees after escalating cross-border clashesAt midnight on Saturday, Alma* stood at the check-in counter at Karachi airport in Pakistan with herâŚ
Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistan airstrikes on Bagram airbase
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/afghanistan-pakistan-airstrikes-bagram-airbase
Published: March 2, 2026 04:44
Sporadic clashes reported in several provinces in Afghanistan as both sides give conflicting death tollsAfghanistan has said it had thwarted Pakistanâs attempted airstrikes on Bagram airbase, the former US military base north of Kabul, as cross-borderâŚ
US backs Pakistanâs âright to defend itselfâ against Taliban after strikes on Afghanistan
Published: February 28, 2026 04:13
Taliban offer to resolve dispute via dialogue after Pakistan bombed cities in Afghanistan in latest escalation with its neighbourWashington endorsed Pakistanâs âright to defend itselfâ after it bombed major cities across Afghanistan amid heightenedâŚ
Pakistan bombs Kabul in latest escalation with Afghanistan â video
Published: February 27, 2026 20:20
Pakistani security sources released a video showing what they say are airstrikes on Afghanistanâs capital of Kabul in the latest strike in a cycle of retaliatory attacks between the two countries.Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan onâŚ
Pakistanâs patience runs out after badly miscalculating over Taliban
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/27/pakistan-miscalculation-taliban-afghanistan
Published: February 27, 2026 18:12
Military reckoned âgoodâ Afghan insurgents were separate from âbadâ Pakistani insurgents but distinction has blurredDays after the Taliban swept to power in 2021, Pakistanâs then spymaster appeared in Kabul on what looked to many like a victory lap.âŚ
Pakistan declares state of âopen warâ after bombing major Afghan cities
Published: February 27, 2026 14:19
Wave of strikes comes after Taliban forces attack Pakistani border troops following earlier action from IslamabadPakistan has bombed major cities in Afghanistan including the capital, Kabul, with Islamabadâs defence minister declaring that the hostileâŚ
Pakistan declares âopen warâ against Afghanistan after cross-border attack â as it happened
Published: February 27, 2026 13:32
This blog is now closed, you can read our full report hereBoth sides are reporting they have inflicted heavy casualties on each other, but it is difficult to know the true numbers when they are presenting sharply divergent figures.Pakistanâs informationâŚ
Pakistan bombs Kabul after intensifying border clashes with Afghanistan
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/27/afghanistan-pakistan-strikes-kabul
Published: February 27, 2026 03:23
Escalation of violence between the volatile neighbours makes a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly shakyPakistan bombed Afghanistanâs capital of Kabul and two other provinces on Friday, hours after a cross-border attack, the latest escalation ofâŚ
The Taliban are burning musical instruments in the name of morality. It is an assault on all culture
Published: February 25, 2026 13:31
The sounds of Afghan history are being erased to prevent musicâs âmoral corruptionâ of the Afghan people. We can help keep Afghanistanâs music alive. Plus, Eliane Radigueâs deep listening, and the brilliance of Sinnersâs scoreThe horrors of the TalibanâsâŚ
Influencers, misinformation and aid cuts: the fight to halt polio in Malawi
Published: February 23, 2026 10:00
A huge vaccination drive has been launched after the countryâs first outbreak in years of the paralysing disease. But the battle to wipe out the virus is struggling elsewhere, so how can it be eradicated?As a seven-year-old boy is treated for polio at aâŚ