As Pakistan and Afghanistan declare truce, civilians in Kabul count the cost of war

At the Emergency Hospital, dozens crowded around a thick book to check the names of the victims killed in an airstrike on a ...

Afghanistan says Pakistani mortars killed 2 children as fighting stretches into third week

Ten people were also injured when mortar shells fired from Pakistan overnight struck villages in Afghanistan's Khost province ...

Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict is rooted in local border dispute – but the risks extend across the region

A weekslong war between Pakistan and Afghanistan was paused on March 18, 2026, to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. But that does not mean the conflict is over. Neither side showed any ...

Pakistan says it hit militant hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kandahar as fighting shows no letup

Pakistan says it struck militant hideouts in Afghanistan as cross-border fighting intensified and both sides traded blame.
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How does war affect the economy? Iran vs. Afghanistan vs. Iraq

Is war good for the economy? The evidence points decisively toward the contrary. Military conflicts impose substantial costs through government debt accumulation, resource diversion from productive ...

Afghan war veteran dies after one day in ICE custody

Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died after spending one day in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Dallas.

Afghanistan says more than 400 dead in Pakistan airstrike on Kabul hospital

Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesman said early Tuesday the death toll from an airstrike by Pakistan that hit a hospital ...

Asim Munir lashes out at Pakistani generals amid Afghan war, questions competence amid failure to kill 'enemy No.1'

Pakistan’s escalating military campaign in Afghanistan has triggered serious allegations of widespread targeting of civilians ...