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Pakistani, Afghan border forces exchange fire as UN says war displaces over 100,000
KABUL, March 6 — Pakistani and Afghan troops exchanged fire at dozens of points along their border on Friday as the ​UN said their week-old conflict has forced the displacement of more than 100,000 people.

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Pakistan says its forces killed 67 Afghan troops in cross-border clashes. Kabul rejects the claim
Pakistan says it is now in 'open war' with Afghanistan after cross-border strikes
Prospects for lasting solution to Pak-Afghan conflict remain unlikely: Report
The ongoing conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan marks a sharp deterioration in bilateral ties that have simmered since the Taliban reclaimed power in August 2021.

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'Attack On Kabul Will Be Met In Islamabad': Afghanistan Minister Says 'Ready To Fight For 10 Years'
Use of Afghan territory for terrorism 'unacceptable', warns Pakistan army chief Asim Munir
583 Afghan Taliban operatives killed in ongoing border operation Pakistan
He also said Pakistan destroyed 242 Taliban check posts during the ongoing operation, while another 38 posts were captured and later on destroyed.

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Pakistan and Afghanistan claim killing dozens of the other side’s troops in relentless fighting

Pakistani and Afghan officials say their forces have launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes, with each side claiming to have killed dozens more enemy troops in what has been the deadliest fighting yet between the two neighbors.

Turkey’s Erdogan offers to try to revive a truce as Pakistan-Afghan border clashes enter sixth day

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered to mediate for a new ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan as border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan entered their sixth day on Wednesday.

Pakistan-Afghanistan border closures paralyze trade along a key route

Trucks have been stuck at the closed border since October. Both countries are facing economic losses with no end in sight. The Taliban also banned all Pakistani pharmaceutical imports to Afghanistan.

Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base as fighting enters 4th day

Afghanistan says it has thwarted an attempted Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base. The former U.S. military base is north of Kabul.

Afghanistan's soldiers guard the border with Pakistan as both countries trade attacks, in photos

Pakistan’s defense minister says there is a state of “open war” with Afghanistan. Both countries have a long and complicated history harking back to Pakistan’s creation in 1947.