Pakistan dismissed these assertions as inaccurate. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said that two Pakistani soldiers lost their lives and three others were injured. He also claimed that 36 Afghan fighters were killed during the confrontation.

Afghanistan–Pakistan War LIVE Updates - Pakistan launched airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces early Friday, hours after Afghanistan carried out a cross-border attack on Pakistan., Asia News,

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said in posts on X that multiple Pakistani troops were killed and others taken prisoner late on Thursday after Afghanistan launched attacks in response to last

Pakistan denies fighter jet crash in Jalalabad, calling reports “false claims” amid rising border tensions with Afghanistan and civilian casualties in Kunar province.

Pakistan declared "open war" on the Afghan Taliban with air strikes in Kabul and Kandahar on Feb 27, 2026. Get the latest on Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, Torkham border closures, and rising casualties on both sides.

Amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, US President Donald Trump Friday said that Pakistan is doing “terrifically well”. He added that he gets along with Pakistan very well.

Pakistan Airstrike on Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia: Early Friday morning, explosions and aircraft sounds were heard in Kabul, just hours after Afghanistan claimed it had attacked Pakistani border posts.

China is deeply ‌concerned over escalation along the ⁠Pakistan-Afghanistan border, China’s Foreign Ministry said ‌on Friday (February 27, 2026), as ‌Pakistani ‌and ⁠Afghan forces clashed ⁠after the Taliban launched what it ‌called retaliatory strikes on Pakistani installations.