Pakistan–Afghanistan war

South Asia · Updated 24 September 2026

Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban government have fought a series of escalating border wars since October 2025, driven by Pakistan's accusation that Kabul shelters anti-Pakistan militants, with ceasefires repeatedly collapsing.

A Pakistani Air Force F-16 taxis past a Pakistan Air Force Mirage fighter jet on the runway at Pakistan Air Force Base Shahbaz near Jacobabad, Pakistan. File photo. — U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Michael Shavers · Public domain

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