2026-04-7 34ab64e74f129e8273352b9cd11743085bdd5411 32 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict 1 /wiki/2026%20afghanistan-pakistan%20conflict Afghan Foreign Ministry 2 /wiki/ministry%20of%20foreign%20affairs%20(afghanistan) Afghanistan 71 /wiki/afghanistan China 239 /wiki/china Pakistan 116 /wiki/pakistan Taliban 14 /wiki/taliban government 37 /wiki/government%20of%20afghanistan Ürümqi 172 /wiki/urumqi 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict Afghan Foreign Ministry Afghanistan China Pakistan Taliban government Ürümqi 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict 2026-04-1 c0ebfa92b62b310f73fceface0cfd25ec9c1015a /feed/2026/04/1/it-is-reported-that-talks-between-afghanistan-and-pakistan-are-held-in-china-in-an-effort-to-end-the-current-conflict It is reported that talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan are held in China in an effort to end the current conflict. 1775136739 2026-04-1 64c2de587ad541b7bd41ceaec6d04b6420fe4af7 /feed/2026/04/1/it-is-reported-that-talks-between-pakistan-and-afghanistan-are-held-in-china-in-an-effort-to-end-the-current-conflict It is reported that talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan are held in China in an effort to end the current conflict. 1775113685 2026-04-1 c6789d9c74df7b3f84b1ef6366f43f5f09a2abed 24 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict Afghanistan China Pakistan 4 /feed/2026/04/1/talks-between-afghanistan-and-pakistan-are-reportedly-held-in-china-in-an-effort-to-end-the-current-conflict Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan are reportedly held in China in an effort to end the current conflict. 2026-03-14 964ff572133a46295749eaa4de73d6a2f2948a34 /feed/2026/03/14/according-to-taliban-officals-fourteen-pakistani-soldiers-are-killed-and-eleven-others-are-injured-by-afghan-fighters-d According to Taliban officals, fourteen Pakistani soldiers are killed and eleven others are injured by Afghan fighters during the capture of a Pakistani guard post along the Durand Line in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. 1773516420 2026-03-14 d763181791ab2e9a09ef88bb3ff241203085e04f 17 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict Afghanistan Pakistan Taliban 4 /feed/2026/03/14/according-to-taliban-officials-fourteen-pakistani-soldiers-are-killed-and-eleven-others-are-injured-by-afghan-fighters According to Taliban officials, fourteen Pakistani soldiers are killed and eleven others are injured by Afghan fighters during the capture of a Pakistani guard post along the Durand Line in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. 2026-02-27 f04c5a17cb95e19e107daaf9c64359da965d2ea9 /feed/2026/02/27/border-clashes-break-out-on-the-border-between-afghanistan-and-pakistan-pakistan-s-ministry-of-information-claims-that Border clashes break out on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistan's Ministry of Information claims that Afghan forces around Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provoked the clashes. 1772184844 2026-02-27 da7f80d433dbb1cf7e542d43de22604a98b5d01c 3 Afghanistan Pakistan Taliban government 4 /feed/2026/02/27/clashes-break-out-on-the-border-between-afghanistan-and-pakistan-with-pakistan-launching-airstrikes-on-several-location Clashes break out on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with Pakistan launching airstrikes on several locations in Afghanistan, including the capital of Kabul, targeting Taliban government forces directly, in what Pakistani defense minister Khawaja Asif describes as "open war". 2025-12-5 73b4aa9eaadf4ce8c4ad154afc7bfc737191d73f /feed/2025/12/5/the-pakistani-military-and-afghan-military-exchange-fire-along-their-border-with-pakistani-artillery-targeting-several-t The Pakistani military and Afghan military exchange fire along their border with Pakistani artillery targeting several Taliban outposts in Helmand Province, Kandahar Province and Zabul Province. Both sides accuse the other of instigating the clashes. 1765031672 2025-12-5 c2c8929a538fcc8cd669b393d117922a6762503c /feed/2025/12/5/the-pakistan-armed-forces-and-afghan-armed-forces-exchange-fire-along-their-border-with-pakistani-artillery-targeting-se The Pakistan Armed Forces and Afghan Armed Forces exchange fire along their border with Pakistani artillery targeting several Taliban outposts in Helmand Province, Kandahar Province and Zabul Province. Both sides accuse the other of instigating the clashes. 1765004869 2025-12-5 303d3c6687ba96edc323023ea232cb7cf7370d13 2 Afghanistan Pakistan Taliban 3 /feed/2025/12/5/the-afghan-military-and-pakistani-military-exchange-fire-along-their-border-with-pakistani-artillery-targeting-several The Afghan military and Pakistani military exchange fire along their border, with Pakistani artillery targeting several Taliban outposts in the Helmand, Kandahar, and Zabul provinces. Both sides accuse the other of instigating the clashes. 2025-10-25 7c38107d52520dddba901b8c6c6be193e2f27728 /feed/2025/10/25/pakistani-defence-minister-khawaja-asif-says-that-if-peace-talks-with-the-taliban-fail-pakistan-will-declare-an-open-w 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. 1761462453 2025-10-25 f8006ed948bfb630be83498fb90814b85ef79caf 9 Afghanistan Pakistan Taliban 3 /feed/2025/10/25/pakistani-defence-minister-khawaja-asif-says-that-if-peace-talks-with-the-taliban-fail-pakistan-will-declare-an-open-wa 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. 2023-10-15 246eb2770e1f1bfd530580170730dac6427a776f /feed/2023/10/15/the-taliban-government-confirms-that-it-will-attend-the-belt-and-road-initiative-forum-in-beijing-china-next-week-as-t The Taliban government confirms that it will attend the Belt and Road Initiative forum in Beijing, China next week, as the countries form closer economic ties, including the potential construction of a large copper mine in Logar Province, eastern Afghanistan. 1697372297 2023-10-15 723d6ea04dee336d55150d9c366d700c4ed62c51 16 Afghanistan China Taliban government 4 /feed/2023/10/15/the-taliban-government-confirms-that-it-will-attend-the-belt-and-road-initiative-forum-in-beijing-china-next-week-as The Taliban government confirms that it will attend the Belt and Road Initiative forum in Beijing, China, next week, as the countries form closer economic ties, including the potential construction of a large copper mine in Logar Province, Afghanistan. 2020-10-22 0179310b4b44f9dad635853315f69d4fb8785039 /feed/2020/10/22/officials-in-takhar-province-afghanistan-report-that-12-civilians-eleven-of-them-children-were-killed-by-an-airstrik Officials in Takhar Province, Afghanistan, report that 12 civilians, eleven of them children, were killed by an airstrike on a madrasa (a religious school). The central government says it killed 12 Taliban fighters. 1603393477 2020-10-22 038dd479bcefc36af6a62dfd25a99513d5138b36 1 Afghanistan Taliban government 3 /feed/2020/10/22/officials-in-takhar-province-afghanistan-report-that-12-civilians-11-of-them-children-were-killed-by-an-airstrike-on Officials in Takhar Province, Afghanistan, report that 12 civilians, 11 of them children, were killed by an airstrike on a madrasa. The central government says it killed 12 Taliban fighters. 2018-01-21 e6fee8d87b82a50c6d9104b8b556127df8b9e297 1 Afghanistan Pakistan Taliban government 4 /feed/2018/01/21/six-insurgents-kill-at-least-18-people-including-4-afghans-and-14-foreigners-in-a-13-hour-gun-battle-the-afghan-inter 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. 2017-10-12 e8871cd82e8fb05b9ae941f16f71cc765e50845b 1 Afghanistan Pakistan Taliban 3 /feed/2017/10/12/pakistani-forces-rescue-canadian-joshua-boyle-american-caitlan-coleman-and-their-family-in-the-kurram-valley-the-fam Pakistani forces rescue Canadian Joshua Boyle, American Caitlan Coleman, and their family, in the Kurram Valley. The family had been kidnapped by the Taliban nearly five years ago in Afghanistan's Wardak Province. 2016-03-5 3b56f68d11b8b93e27f244eba16fe7e62f6f0f10 1 Afghanistan Pakistan Taliban 3 /feed/2016/03/5/the-afghan-taliban-releases-a-statement-rejecting-peace-talks-with-the-government-of-afghanistan-until-foreign-forces-st The Afghan Taliban releases a statement rejecting peace talks with the government of Afghanistan until foreign forces stop attacking their positions and withdraw from the country. Direct peace talks between the government and the Taliban were expected to take place in Islamabad, Pakistan next week. /feed/2026/04/7/the-afghan-foreign-ministry-says-that-talks-between-the-taliban-led-government-of-afghanistan-and-pakistan-in-urumqi-ch ABC News 7 e67f9fa6382ea6480bd5639d93a999eb5d3e1848 4 https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/afghanistan-peace-talks-held-china-end-fighting-pakistan-131801434 2026 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".