Pakistani security officials check people and vehicles at a checkpoint in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on February 27, 2026. Earlier in the day, Pakistan launches strikes on Kabul and Kandahar, characterizing them as 'counter-strikes' against unprovoked Afghan Taliban attacks along the border. In turn, the Taliban claims to have conducted large-scale retaliatory operations against Pakistani military positions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, alleging heavy casualties, a claim Islamabad denies. As both nations trade accusations of initiating the escalation and dispute civilian casualty figures, the renewed fighting threatens the fragile ceasefire brokered in October. The 1,600-mile mountainous border between Pakistan and Afghanistan remains a flashpoint for cross-border militancy and tribal tensions affecting millions on both sides.
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