Taliban-ruled Afghanistan has suffered Pakistani strikes against government installations over the past week following accusations, which Kabul denies, that it harboured militants. Taliban administration spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the sounds were the result of Afghan forces targeting Pakistani aircraft ⁠over the capital. [ Pakistan says it is in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan ]“Air defence attacks were carried ​out in Kabul against Pakistani aircraft. Pakistan has said Afghanistan has been harbouring Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, which it said were waging an insurgency inside Pakistan. Pakistani security sources have said operation Ghazab Lil Haq, meaning Wrath for the Truth, was continuing and that Pakistani forces had destroyed Afghan posts and ‌camps.

Source: The Irish Times March 01, 2026 16:25 UTC