Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes
Armed clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan since 1949
Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes
The Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes are a series of armed skirmishes between Afghanistan and the Pakistan since 1949, along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border. The latest round of hostilities between the two countries began in April 2007. Militants belonging to internationally designated terrorist groups Tehrik-i-Taliban/Pakistani Taliban (TTP) and Jamaat-ul-Ahrar also use Afghanistan's territory to target Pakistani security personnel deployed along the border. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, spokesperson for the Pakistan Armed Forces, said that the presence of terrorists belonging to the TTP on Afghan soil is the reason for sporadic shelling of, and airstrikes on, Afghanistan's territory by the Pakistan Armed Forces. After de-escalation in March 2024, the conflict resurged in December 2024 with Pakistani airstrikes against Afghanistan, specifically in Paktika Province. Conflict in December 2024 marked the third round of air strikes by Pakistan on the territory of Afghanistan in a period of less than...
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