Afghanistan strikes targets in Pakistan, raising cross-border tension
Key takeaways
- The strikes are the latest threat to the fragile ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- The strikes, reported on Friday by Afghanistan’s defence ministry, were launched the previous day.
- Hostilities have broken out several times over recent months, killing hundreds of people, and mediators led by China have so far failed to secure an agreement for a settled peace.
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The strikes are the latest threat to the fragile ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Afghan Taliban soldiers peer through their weapons' telescopic sights, on the Afghan side of the Torkham border crossing with Pakistan, in Torkham, Afghanistan [File: Wahidullah Kakar/AP]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 19 Jun 202619 Jun 2026Afghanistan has launched air strikes on what it called hideouts used by armed groups and “hostile intelligence circles” inside Pakistan, Kabul has announced.
The strikes, reported on Friday by Afghanistan’s defence ministry, were launched the previous day. The incident is the latest threat to the fragile ceasefire between the neighbours.