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After unsuccessful efforts to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan by Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye, China initiated efforts to resolve the conflict in its neighborhood, which Pakistan has declared an “open war.” The fighting started in Octobe... [1]

In recent weeks, Pakistan has intensified its airstrikes on Afghanistan. Civilians, including children, are paying the highest price for the ongoing conflict between the neighboring countries. [2]

Islamabad - Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged cross-border attacks overnight in a dramatic escalation of tensions that led Pakistan’s defense minister to say on Friday that the two countries are in a state of “open war.” [3]

While global attention remains focused on the escalating confrontation between Israel and the United States and Iran, Afghanistan – already one of the world’s most fragile economies – risks becoming one of the conflict’s most immediate economic casua... [4]

In the rugged geography of the Hindu Kush, isolation has long been a tool of survival. But for the Taliban-led administration in early 2026, that isolation has become a trap. [5]

Air superiority has become an increasingly decisive factor in modern warfare. This was clearly demonstrated in the ongoing Afghanistan-Pakistan confrontation of March-February 2026, and was previously evident in October 2025, when Pakistan’s air forc... [6]

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan recently announced that on February 21, it had intercepted a consignment of weapons from Pakistan that was headed for the Wakhan Corridor, a sliver of strategic Afghan territory that borders Tajikistan, China, and Pa... [7]

The Pakistani airstrike on the Omid drug rehabilitation center in Kabul on March 16, in which Afghan Taliban authorities reported over 400 killed and 250 injured, is the single deadliest incident in the Afghan-Pakistani conflict since its eruption in... [8]

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[1] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-24 · 85% match

China’s Afghanistan-Pakistan Mediation Efforts Cast Doubt on Its Influence in Both Countries

After unsuccessful efforts to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan by Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye, China initiated efforts to resolve the conflict in its neighborhood, which Pakistan has declared an “open war.” The fighting started in Octobe

[2] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-26 · 85% match

Pakistan’s Attacks and the World’s Silence Over Afghanistan

In recent weeks, Pakistan has intensified its airstrikes on Afghanistan. Civilians, including children, are paying the highest price for the ongoing conflict between the neighboring countries.

[3] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2026-02-28 · 75% match

Pakistan is in 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes, defense minister says

Islamabad - Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged cross-border attacks overnight in a dramatic escalation of tensions that led Pakistan’s defense minister to say on Friday that the two countries are in a state of “open war.”

[4] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-12 · 75% match

Regional Crises Are Dealing a Heavy Blow to Afghanistan’s Fragile Economy

While global attention remains focused on the escalating confrontation between Israel and the United States and Iran, Afghanistan – already one of the world’s most fragile economies – risks becoming one of the conflict’s most immediate economic casua

[5] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-20 · 75% match

Caught Between Pakistan and the Iran War: What Comes Next for Afghanistan?

In the rugged geography of the Hindu Kush, isolation has long been a tool of survival. But for the Taliban-led administration in early 2026, that isolation has become a trap.

[6] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-05 · 75% match

Why Is Afghanistan Developing a Drone Industry?

Air superiority has become an increasingly decisive factor in modern warfare. This was clearly demonstrated in the ongoing Afghanistan-Pakistan confrontation of March-February 2026, and was previously evident in October 2025, when Pakistan’s air forc

[7] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-06 · 75% match

Counterterrorism Expert Ajmal Sohail on Pakistan’s ISI Targeting the Chinese in Afghanistan

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan recently announced that on February 21, it had intercepted a consignment of weapons from Pakistan that was headed for the Wakhan Corridor, a sliver of strategic Afghan territory that borders Tajikistan, China, and Pa

[8] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-18 · 75% match

The Kabul Hospital Strike and the Escalation Logic Driving Afghanistan-Pakistan Conflict

The Pakistani airstrike on the Omid drug rehabilitation center in Kabul on March 16, in which Afghan Taliban authorities reported over 400 killed and 250 injured, is the single deadliest incident in the Afghan-Pakistani conflict since its eruption in

[9] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-26 · 65% match

How the Iran War Will Reconfigure Militancy in Balochistan

Pakistan has emerged as a leading mediator between the United States and Iran amid the ongoing war, with possibility of talks taking place in Islamabad.

[10] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-27 · 65% match

Trump Must Act Quickly to Protect Diego Garcia

President Donald Trump is right that the U.S. military base on Diego Garcia needs saving. But he has been misled about the threat and the best available solution.

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