Sources: AFP
The Afghan foreign ministry says that talks between the Taliban–led government of Afghanistan and Pakistan in Ürümqi, China, to end the conflict have been "useful". 2026-04-7
Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif says that if peace talks with the Taliban fail, Pakistan will declare an open war on Afghanistan, as Pakistan accuses the Taliban of sheltering Pakistani militants, which Kabul denies. 2025-10-25
Pakistan claims that it killed at least 15 Taliban members in an airstrike in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. The Taliban claims that twelve civilians are killed and over 100 are injured. Both countries also claim that they killed several soldiers during a shootout. 2025-10-15
The Pakistani Foreign Ministry reveals that it on August 18 placed financial sanctions on dozens of Taliban members, including chief negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, and deputy head and Haqqani network leader Sirajuddin Haqqani. The sanctions were placed to avoid placing the country on the Financial Action Task Force blacklist. 2020-08-21
Six insurgents kill at least 18 people, including 4 Afghans and 14 foreigners, in a 13-hour gun battle. The Afghan Interior Ministry says that the siege ended when the last gunman was shot dead. NATO reports that "no foreign troops" died. The Taliban claim that they sent five suicide bombers armed with hand grenades and AK-47 assault rifles. The Afghan government blames the attack on the Pakistan-based Haqqani network. 2018-01-21
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani says Pakistan must take military action against Taliban, operating from Pakistan, who are waging an increasingly deadly insurgency across his country. Otherwise, "... we will be forced to turn to the UN Security Council and start serious diplomatic efforts." 2016-04-25
Pakistani Taliban threaten to assassinate former President Pervez Musharraf if he returns to the country. 2013-03-23
A Pakistan anti-terror court indicts two police officers and five alleged members of the Taliban for the murder of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto. 2011-11-5
At least 40 people are dead and 100 injured following a Taliban suicide bomb on a Sufi Muslim shrine in Pakistan. 2011-04-3
Pakistani security forces announce that Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud is likely still alive, contrasting early reports that stated a January 2010 drone attack had killed him. 2010-04-29