Tensions escalate between Afghanistan and Pakistan as the Afghan Taliban launch attacks on Pakistani military positions in the Kurram district. Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan have killed civilians, prompting retaliatory strikes by the Taliban. Casualties include 8 civilians and 1 Pakistani army officer killed.
Pakistani journalist: "It has been learned from the sources that hundreds of fighters of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan under the leadership of commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur are preparing to attack Pakistan, especially the border posts, in the… https://t.co/v8sk5A8hyf
🇦🇫🇵🇰⚡ Abdul Hamid Khorasani, one of the commanders of the Taliban, says that if Pakistan attacks Afghanistan again, they will conquer this country. https://t.co/yz6AzmSQgA
Detailed thread by the Urdu version of Afghan Taliban's Al-Mersaad Media, which was originally established to counter ISKP. In this thread, Al-Mersaad Media alleges that ISKP is being supported by some neighboring countries of Afghanistan. The thread specifically names Pakistan… https://t.co/7MTq795eIa
🇵🇰💢🇦🇫: Head of Balochistan has said if terror attacks by the Taliban continue, Pakistan will invade the thin Wakhan Corridor connecting Afghanistan with China. Afghan authorities responded that Pakistan is ‘insignificant’ compared to countries they’ve defeated in war.
There was a shootout on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border Pakistani sources reported heavy shelling by Afghan Taliban forces across Pakistan and parts of the country. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of the interim government of Afghanistan also said that in response to… https://t.co/PeFgM4yuog
ANALYSIS: An Afghan Taliban member, reportedly part of the infamous Badri Suicide Squad, has issued a chilling declaration, expressing readiness to commit terror acts in Pakistan in case of a war with the neighboring country. The individual stated, "If a war erupts with Pakistan… https://t.co/jXBdBSPXpP
"Afghanistan's #Taliban said on Monday that #Pakistan carried out two air strikes on its territory, killing five women and three children, and it fired heavy weapons at Pakistani forces along the border in retaliation." https://t.co/bP0P377w8y
Taliban accuses Pakistan of bombing civilians At least eight people were reportedly killed as the Afghan militants traded cross-border fire with the Pakistani military https://t.co/lICwPhSL7t https://t.co/zmJzWaMEqu
Pak Jets' retaliatory strikes in Afghanistan kill 8 | Taliban threatens Pak after attacks https://t.co/9WFIUvokEA
A Taliban government spokesperson has said that Pakistani airstrikes killed at least eight people — including three children — in border regions of Afghanistan. https://t.co/DN1XnV1Nt8
New York Times: "Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill at Least 8, Taliban Officials Say" https://t.co/w8KAy5BaGL
The Taliban says it carried out air strikes and fired heavy weapons at Pakistani forces along the border in retaliation for the Pakistani airstrikes. 4 civilians were wounded and 3 members of the Pakistani military were also wounded in the Taliban strikes, according to AJ. https://t.co/iOtgADoTe0
Pakistani airstrikes targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan early on Monday, the foreign ministry said. https://t.co/GQK763uJRU
Tensions high after Pakistan launches cross-border attacks into Afghanistan, killing civilians. https://t.co/8F9h1i3cEq
The recent airstrikes conducted by the Pakistani airforce within Afghanistan's borders, purportedly targeting Waziristani refugee camps, have prompted responses from both the Ministries of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan and Afghanistan. https://t.co/89Tm7ZUl7P https://t.co/ydQQAWZEMB
Pakistani airstrikes targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan early on Monday, killing at least eight people and drawing return fire from the Afghan Taliban, officials said. https://t.co/NhqAh5jvSY
At least eight people were killed by Pakistani airstrikes launched into Afghanistan on Monday morning, according to Taliban officials, escalating tensions between two countries that have clashed over the recent rise in militant violence on Pakistan’s soil. https://t.co/P6fcsH8UHa
Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill at least 8 people, says #Afghanistan https://t.co/DSmh7IYQaJ
In an interview with @bbcpashto, Afghan Taliban spokesman @Zabehulah_M33 confirmed that the Taliban leadership had instructed its forces to target Pakistani forces in the border regions of Khost, Paktia, and Paktika. He stated that these actions were undertaken in response to… https://t.co/UCn1LxMK0g
Pakistan launched two airstrikes into Afghanistan that killed at least eight people, Afghan officials said, escalating simmering tensions between the two countries. https://t.co/6VI9sbw4RU
🔴 Eight killed in ‘reckless’ Pakistan strikes on Afghanistan https://t.co/n5hTjYZhyR
Taliban forces launch a series of attacks in Pakistan after Pakistani airstrikes kill 8 in Afghanistan. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/i5TkgG105L
🇦🇫🇵🇰⚡️ Taliban artillery attacks against Pakistani border bases in response to the Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan territory. https://t.co/5t9GwsILP7
🇦🇫🇵🇰⚡ The Taliban government announced strikes against Pakistani military positions along the border, as retaliation for the Pakistani airstrike on Afghan territory, killing 8. https://t.co/Uj8T6kXmvn https://t.co/yZ53M7WPKE
Pakistan air strikes kill eight, including children, in Afghan border areas, says Kabul https://t.co/uoq09OvCV8
Pakistani jets target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan, killing at least eight people https://t.co/x6tMe2uq7q
BREAKING: First casualties in the border clashes between the Afghan Taliban and Pakistan. 1 Pakistani army officer killed and 2 wounded after Afghan artillery and mortar strikes. 🇦🇫🇵🇰 https://t.co/TewMXLPGUM
Pakistan carried out airstrikes in neighboring Afghanistan, following a weekend of attacks inside Pakistan which the authorities blame on militants based across the border https://t.co/SDHMiFr8i4 https://t.co/SDHMiFr8i4
"Afghanistan's Taliban government on March 18 said Pakistani warplanes bombed "militant hideouts" inside Afghanistan belonging to the Pakistani Taliban, Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), killing at least eight civilians, including three children." https://t.co/BJT5gidSIf
Pakistani airstrikes target suspected Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan, killing 8 https://t.co/JD2uS0SM6K https://t.co/kwwm6OOrNv
⚡️Pakistan Military Under Fire In Taliban Retaliation Attack - Taliban Heavy weapons were fired at Islamabad's army in retaliation for alleged airstrikes which killed 8 civilians, according to a statement released Monday (March 18). "Pakistan shouldn't blame Afghanistan for the… https://t.co/A18ltilBs1
BREAKING: The Afghan Taliban are striking the Kurram district in Pakistan with both artillery and mortar shells. Apart from Pakistani military positions, civilian homes have also been targeted. 🇦🇫🇵🇰 https://t.co/4EjaTdLv1a
BREAKING: The Afghan Taliban are attacking Pakistani military positions in the Kurram district. Civilians from both sides of the border have started evacuating from the area as the fighting is expected to intensify. 🇦🇫🇵🇰 https://t.co/qiT8kUrtcZ