27.02.2026 22:10
The escalation of conflicts between Pakistan and Afghanistan into a full-scale war not only unsettles the region but also the entire world, while U.S. President Donald Trump openly expressed his preference between the two countries. Stating that his relations with the Islamabad administration are in good shape, Trump said, "I would intervene, but I get along very well with Pakistan. We have a great prime minister. I think Pakistan is doing tremendous things."
As the conflicts between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalate into a full-scale war, the regional security agenda is being reshaped, and U.S. President Donald Trump has openly expressed his preference between the two countries.
"I WOULD INTERVENE BUT I GET ALONG VERY WELL WITH PAKISTAN"
Before his visit to Texas, while leaving the White House, Trump responded to reporters' questions about whether the two countries had asked him to intervene in the conflicts. Stating that his relations with the Islamabad administration are in good shape, Trump said, "I would intervene, but I get along very well with Pakistan. We have a great prime minister. I think Pakistan is doing tremendous things."
THE TOLL IS HEAVY EVERY HOUR
Since last night, there have been intense clashes along the Durand Line between the forces of Pakistan and Afghanistan; Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Director General of the Pakistan Army's Public Relations Unit (ISPR), claimed that 247 people have been killed and over 400 injured on the Afghan side during the operations.
Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed that 19 Pakistani military posts and two headquarters were captured, stating that "55 Pakistani soldiers lost their lives in these attacks and several were taken prisoner." Mujahid reported that their side's soldier loss was 13, with 22 others injured.
AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN DISPUTE
On February 22, the Pakistan Ministry of Information announced that following recent bomb attacks in the country, seven 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 reported that 18 people lost their lives and many others were injured as a result of Pakistan's attack. Pakistan's Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry announced that approximately 70 terrorists had been neutralized in the attacks carried out along the Afghanistan border. Following Pakistan's targeting of the seven points it described as "terror camps," the Afghan government delivered a protest note to the Kabul ambassador, who was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
PAKISTAN'S EXPECTATIONS FROM THE AFGHAN ADMINISTRATION
Since the Taliban took control in Afghanistan in 2021, Pakistan has been urging the new administration to take measures regarding the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). The Islamabad administration emphasizes that the TTP, which it classifies as a terrorist organization and has carried out numerous actions on its territory, has established itself in Afghanistan, while the Kabul administration has not taken measures against the group.
The Afghan administration, on the other hand, argues that the TTP does not operate on its territory. The TTP actively uses the tribal areas in the Pashtun belt that spans both countries, established during the British colonial period and effectively functioning as a border.