27.02.2026 08:34
As war officially breaks out between Pakistan and Afghanistan, according to statements from both sides, the death toll has exceeded 200. As the intensity of the clashes increases every minute, the Taliban announced in a statement that 15 military regions along the Pakistan border have been captured.
Mutual attacks continue along the Durand Line, which is considered the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
"55 PAKISTANI SOLDIERS KILLED"
The Taliban stated, "We have captured 15 military areas on the Pakistan border," while Afghan government spokesperson Hamdullah Fitratt claimed that 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed in retaliatory operations, with 23 soldiers' bodies and a large number of weapons seized. Fitratt alleged that a headquarters belonging to the Pakistani army and 19 checkpoints were captured.
"133 AFGHAN SOLDIERS KILLED"
Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar claimed in a statement made on the social media platform of the US-based X company that 133 people were killed on the Afghan side during the operations, and more than 200 were injured. Tarar indicated that some targets in Kabul, Paktia, and Kandahar were hit, suggesting that the death toll could rise. He claimed that 27 positions were destroyed in the operations, and 9 points were captured, stating that many positions, including two corps and three brigade headquarters, along with more than 80 vehicles and weapons, were destroyed.
"THERE IS NOW WAR BETWEEN US"
Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif stated in a post on X that, "After the withdrawal of NATO forces, it was expected that peace would be established in Afghanistan and that the Taliban would focus on the interests of the Afghan people and peace in the region. However, the Taliban has turned Afghanistan into a colony of India." Asif reported that Pakistan is conducting diplomacy to "maintain the situation as normal," but stated that their "patience has run out." Asif emphasized, "There is now open war between us."
WHAT HAPPENED?
The Pakistan Information Ministry announced that following recent bomb attacks in the country, 7 points it described as "terror camps" along the border with Afghanistan were targeted.
In a statement from the Afghan Ministry of Defense, it was noted that a "suitable and measured response would be given at the appropriate time" against Pakistan. The Afghan Red Crescent stated that as a result of Pakistan's attack, 18 people lost their lives and many were injured.
Pakistan's Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry reported that approximately 70 terrorists were neutralized in the attacks carried out along the Afghanistan border.
After Pakistan targeted the 7 points it described as "terror camps," the Afghan government delivered a protest note to the Ambassador of Kabul, who was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.