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Pakistan, Afghanistan trade fire as Islamabad prepares to host US-Iran talks

FILE PHOTO: Police officers check vehicles as a security measure, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces, along a road leading to the airport in Karachi, Pakistan, February 28, 2026. REUTERS/Asim Hafeez/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Police officers check vehicles as a security measure, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces, along a road leading to the airport in Karachi, Pakistan, February 28, 2026. REUTERS/Asim Hafeez/File Photo

From friends to foes: Pakistan, Taliban and the makings of a bigger war

Afghan mourners attending a mass funeral prayer for victims killed by a Pakistani airstrike that struck a drug rehabilitation centre, at the Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul on March 26, 2026.
Afghan mourners attending a mass funeral prayer for victims killed by a Pakistani airstrike that struck a drug rehabilitation centre, at the Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul on March 26, 2026.

Afghan Taliban releases American detainee Coyle after US censure

American Dennis Coyle, who was detained by the Afghan Taliban government for more than year, is greeted as he arrives at Joint Base San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez
American Dennis Coyle, who was detained by the Afghan Taliban government for more than year, is greeted as he arrives at Joint Base San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez

Afghans search for loved ones at Kabul rehab centre bombed by Pakistan

Afghan men search for the names of missing relatives on a list at the site of a drug rehabilitation center destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2026.
Afghan men search for the names of missing relatives on a list at the site of a drug rehabilitation center destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2026.

How do Pakistan and Afghan Taliban militaries stack up as tensions flare?

A man walks through debris at the site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib
A man walks through debris at the site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

Timeline of recent fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan

People stand next to a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib
People stand next to a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

Pakistan's air strike on Kabul: What you need to know

The site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital that was destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib
The site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital that was destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

‘Like doomsday’, says Kabul hospital survivor after Pakistan air strike

Firefighters stand next to a fire truck at the site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Yunus Yawar
Firefighters stand next to a fire truck at the site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Yunus Yawar

Explainer-From sponsor to enemy: What's behind Pakistan's attack on Afghan Taliban?

A man walks through debris lying in a ward of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Yunus Yawar
A man walks through debris lying in a ward of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Yunus Yawar

Afghan Taliban says 400 killed in Pakistan air strike on Kabul hospital, Pakistan rejects claim

A man walks at the site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib
A man walks at the site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.