27.02.2026 10:33
The ongoing conflicts between Pakistan and Afghanistan have officially turned into war as of this morning. The bombings by Pakistan's warplanes in Kabul have resulted in numerous deaths, while retaliation from Afghanistan was not long in coming. The Pakistani Ministry of Defense stated, "Our patience has run out; we have entered open war with Afghanistan," while the Taliban announced the capture of 15 military bases at the border.
The long-standing conflicts between the two neighboring countries escalated into war with Pakistani warplanes bombing Kabul.
Following the Afghan army's retaliation, the Pakistani Ministry of Defense stated, "Our patience has run out, we have entered open war with Afghanistan," while the Taliban announced that 15 military bases had been captured at the border.
Mutual attacks continue along the Durand Line, which is considered the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. During the nighttime clashes, warplanes belonging to the Pakistan Air Force carried out airstrikes on Afghanistan's capital Kabul and the city of Kandahar. It was also reported that an ammunition depot was destroyed in Nangarhar province. Sources also reported that targets belonging to the Taliban administration in Afghanistan were hit in the Kurram region of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
133 PEOPLE HAVE DIED, MORE THAN 200 INJURED
Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar claimed in a statement on the social media platform of the US-based X company that 133 people had been killed on the Afghan side and more than 200 had been injured. Tarar indicated that some targets had been hit in Kabul, Paktia, and Kandahar, suggesting that the death toll could rise.
9 POINTS CAPTURED
Claiming that 27 positions were destroyed and 9 points were captured during the operations, Tarar stated that many positions, including the headquarters of two corps and three brigades, as well as more than 80 vehicles and weapons, were destroyed.
"THE TALIBAN HAS TURNED AFGHANISTAN INTO A COLONY OF INDIA"
Pakistan's Defense Minister Khavaja Muhammed 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."
"THERE IS NOW OPEN WAR BETWEEN US"
Asif reported that Pakistan was 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."
"55 PAKISTANI SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN KILLED"
Pakistan's Interior Minister Muhsin Nakvi condemned Afghanistan's attacks in his post on X. According to Tolo News, the spokesperson of the Afghan administration, Deputy Spokesperson Hamdullah Fitratt, claimed that 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed in retaliatory operations, and the bodies of 23 soldiers along with numerous weapons were captured. Fitratt alleged that a headquarters belonging to the Pakistani army and 19 checkpoints were captured.
The spokesperson for the Afghan administration, Zabihullah Mujahid, reported that comprehensive operations were launched against Pakistani military facilities along the Durand Line. Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar also stated that retaliation against Afghanistan's response would continue.
AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN DISPUTE
Pakistan's Ministry of Information announced that following recent bomb attacks in the country, 7 points it described as "terror camps" along the border with Afghanistan had been targeted. The Afghan Ministry of Defense stated that a "suitable and measured response" would be given to Pakistan at the appropriate time.
In a statement from the Afghan Red Crescent, it was expressed that 18 people lost their lives and many were injured as a result of Pakistan's attack. 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 Afghanistan targeted the 7 points it described as "terror camps," a protest note was delivered to the Afghan Ambassador called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.