Civilians flee fighting after Pakistan bombs Afghan cities

France 24 · Feb 27, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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After an Afghan cross-border attack on Thursday night, Pakistan carried out overnight strikes on Kabul and declared what it called an “open war” with Afghanistan, sending civilians in border areas fleeing to safety.

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DW Newsabout 4 hours ago

Is Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict the 'new normal?'

The worst outbreak of fighting in decades comes as Pakistan accuses the Taliban of harboring militant groups. Without a clear path towards reconciliation, the threat of protracted violence looms.

Euronewsabout 4 hours ago

Civilians caught in crossfire as Pakistan–Afghan border clashes grow

Residents in Pakistan’s Bajaur district reported shells hitting civilian homes, with injured families taken to local hospitals as clashes spread across frontier areas.

France 24about 4 hours ago

Pakistan declares 'open war' against Afghanistan

#Pakistan conducted airstrikes in Kabul and three other Afghan provinces overnight between Thursday and Friday, authorities in #Afghanistan said, as the former's defence minister said that the countries were now in "open war".

France 24about 5 hours ago

Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict: 'Localised clashes still going on'

Localised clashes are still continuing along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border while Taliban officials say Pakistani aircraft continue to fly over Afghanistan's territory, reports France 24's correspondent Shahzaib Wahlah, following Pkaistan's bombing of major cities in Afghanistan including the capital Kabul on Friday.

Euronewsabout 6 hours ago

Pakistan and Afghanistan trade border fire as airstrikes hit cities

Pakistan is facing renewed fighting along its border with Afghanistan as clashes continue near the Torkham crossing.

France 24about 6 hours ago

Pakistan’s ‘open war’ on Afghanistan follows years of tensions

The Pakistani government declared “open war” on the Taliban authorities on Friday after an Afghan offensive launched on Thursday on its border led Islamabad to bomb Kabul in retaliation. But these tensions between the two neighboring countries are not new; they have been going on for years and have been exacerbated since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021.

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DW Newsabout 4 hours ago
Is Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict the 'new normal?'
The worst outbreak of fighting in decades comes as Pakistan accuses the Taliban of harboring militant groups. Without a clear path towards reconciliation, the threat of protracted violence looms.

Euronewsabout 4 hours ago
Civilians caught in crossfire as Pakistan–Afghan border clashes grow
Residents in Pakistan’s Bajaur district reported shells hitting civilian homes, with injured families taken to local hospitals as clashes spread across frontier areas.

France 24about 4 hours ago
Pakistan declares 'open war' against Afghanistan
#Pakistan conducted airstrikes in Kabul and three other Afghan provinces overnight between Thursday and Friday, authorities in #Afghanistan said, as the former's defence minister said that the countries were now in "open war".

France 24about 5 hours ago
Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict: 'Localised clashes still going on'
Localised clashes are still continuing along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border while Taliban officials say Pakistani aircraft continue to fly over Afghanistan's territory, reports France 24's correspondent Shahzaib Wahlah, following Pkaistan's bombing of major cities in Afghanistan including the capital Kabul on Friday.

Euronewsabout 6 hours ago
Pakistan and Afghanistan trade border fire as airstrikes hit cities
Pakistan is facing renewed fighting along its border with Afghanistan as clashes continue near the Torkham crossing.

France 24about 6 hours ago
Pakistan’s ‘open war’ on Afghanistan follows years of tensions
The Pakistani government declared “open war” on the Taliban authorities on Friday after an Afghan offensive launched on Thursday on its border led Islamabad to bomb Kabul in retaliation. But these tensions between the two neighboring countries are not new; they have been going on for years and have been exacerbated since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021.