Afghanistan says it struck militant hideoutsstruck militant hideouts inside Pakistan
Afghan forces carried out strikes on militant hideouts inside Pakistan on Friday, according to the Taliban-led Defence Ministry, targeting two provinces near the border.
The ministry said the sites had been used to plan attacks against Afghanistan, and the operation matters because it deepens tensions between the neighbours after their worst clash in years.
Afghan Taliban
The Afghan Taliban say their forces carried out strikes on militant bases in Pakistan because those sites were used to plan attacks on Afghanistan. They frame the operation as a response to cross-border threats and as a warning to hostile networks operating near the frontier.
Regional Security Perspective
The reports do not include a Pakistani military response, but the strikes point to a sharp escalation between the neighbours after months of strained relations. Any operation across the border raises the risk of retaliation and wider instability along the frontier.
- The Afghanistan-Pakistan border is known as the Durand Line and has been disputed for more than a century.
- Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces have often been affected by cross-border militancy.
- The Taliban have repeatedly accused militant groups of using safe havens just over the border.
India-Pakistan Conflict
India-Pakistan tensions remain centered on Kashmir, cross-border militancy, and military signaling along land, air, sea, and now wider regional fronts.
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