Afghan-Pakistani clashes continueCROSS-BORDER FIRE: Afghan-Pakistani clashes continueAFP, KABULAn explosion followed by successive gunfire were heard in central Kabul yesterday, Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalists reported, with the Taliban government saying Afghan forces were shooting at a fresh incursion by Pakistani aircraft. “Anti-aircraft fire is being directed at Pakistani aircraft in Kabul,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said yesterday, referring to guns being fired overhead. Mosharraf Zaidi, a spokesman for Pakistan’s prime minister, said that gunmen he said were associated with the Pakistani Taliban had attacked a checkpoint in the northwest. “Pakistan’s immediate and effective response to aggression continues,” Zaidi said on Friday, giving a figure of about 300 Afghan soldiers and militants killed. More than 80 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 27 military posts captured, Fitrat said.

Source: Taipei Times March 01, 2026 17:16 UTC