Date
08-05-2026
Pakistan-Afghanistan relations have shifted from historical support for the Taliban to "open war" in 2026. Tensions escalated as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) launched over 1,000 attacks in 2025 from Afghan sanctuaries. Pakistan retaliated with "Operation Ghazab Lil Haq," conducting unprecedented airstrikes on Kabul and Kandahar, including a controversial strike on a drug rehabilitation centre. Afghanistan countered with "Operation Radd al-Zulm". Despite Chinese-mediated talks in Urumqi, hostilities persist. Pakistan remains driven by TTP security threats and concerns over growing Afghan-India ties.
Pakistan’s relationship with Afghanistan has had a chequered political history. Afghanistan was the only country to cast a negative vote against Pakistan’s admission to the United Nations over the disputed Durand Line issue and the question of self-determination of the Pashtun population. During the Afghan Jihad in late 1970s and 1980s, Pakistan not only became the primary conduit for US- Saudi funds and arms, it also emerged as the de facto in-charge of the “Holy War”.
The seven major Afghan Mujahideen parties that fought against the Soviets included Burhanuddin Rabbani’s Jamiat-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Hezb-e-Islami, Yunus Khalis’ Hezb-i-Islami, Abdul Rasul Sayyaf’s Ittehad-e-Islami, Mohammad Nabi Mohammadi’s Harkat-i-Inqilab-i-Islami, Ahmad Gailani’s National Islamic Front of Afghanistan, and Sibghatullah Mojaddedi’s National Liberation Front of Afghanistan. Jalaluddin Haqqani’s Haqqani Network, Ahmad Shah Massoud’s Shura-e-Nazar, Abdullah Azzam and Osama Bin Laden’s Maktab-al-Khidmat, Tehran Eight were few other outfits that participated in the struggle against the Soviet Union.
Soviet withdrawal in 1989 resulted in violent conflict among various factions that were vying for power in Kabul. Pakistan, while having good relations with every other faction, threw its lot in favour of Mullah Omar led Taliban. With complete backing from Pakistan, it did not take much time for Taliban to emerge as a dominant force in the country.
The twist came when Americans traced the 9/11 attack back to the region in Afghanistan. Pakistan joined US-led War on Terror, although under intense pressure, yet never abandoned Taliban. A pliant or subservient regime in Kabul was needed to address Pakistan’s own vulnerabilities on the one hand, and provide a strategic space to implement its nefarious designs in the region on the other. Pakistan and Taliban needed each other for completely different objectives. Taliban needed Pakistan for their survival and resistance to the US presence in the country, whereas the later needed the former in its asymmetric warfare against India.
The situation changed when Taliban achieved their prime objective of driving the US forces out of the country. Initially, Pakistan felt victorious but very soon it realised that the leverage it was looking for was no longer available in Afghanistan. Contrary to Mullah Omar, Hibatullah Akhundzada refused to blindly follow Pakistani dictates. The new Afghan administration made it very clear that it would not allow a country to use its strategic space against any other country in the region. It was a welcome and positive shift which was appreciated by everyone having an eye on the developments in the region. Pakistan, on its part, saw it as a major hindrance to its geopolitical ambitions and regional mechanisations.
Besides, Afghanistan refused to entertain and address Pakistan’s concerns over the presence of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters in the country. Thus, the bilateral relations not only got strained but turned conflictual too. Pakistan has openly been accusing Afghanistan of providing sanctuary to the thousands of dreaded TTP fighters whom it terms as Fitna-al-Khwarij (Beyond the Pale of Islam). It is believed that a significant number of TTP fighters are present in at least four bordering provinces— Kunar, Nangarhar, Khost and Paktika—and regularly attack targets inside Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other parts of Pakistan. They are notorious for their attacks against security forces and law enforcement agencies in Pakistan. However, sometimes, their actions are also directed at civilians.
In a report presented to the Senate committee in 2024, Ishaq Dar, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, pointed out that TTP aims to destabilize Pakistan and disrupt its relationship with China. He went on to state that “We want the expelling of the TTP from Afghanistan”. On 19 April 2024, Ishaq Dar visited Kabul to discuss the whole range of bilateral issues including TTP’s terror activities. There were some progress on other issues such as trade, economy and refugee, but the TTP question remained unresolved. In between, the number of terror attack inside Pakistan continued to increase. There is a clear pattern suggesting the increase of number and intensity of attacks after Taliban 2.0 installed itself in Kabul.
The year 2025 was one of the most violent years in Pakistan. As per the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), TTP was responsible for more than 1000 attacks in 2025. There is no respite in 2026 either. TTP’s own figures are much higher. They claim that in 2025, they conducted 3573 operations in which 3481 enemies got killed and 3818 injured.
Taliban administration officially deny both the presence of TTP in Afghanistan and their support to it. However, there were also some reports suggesting that Afghan Taliban arranged talks between TTP and Pakistan so that they could arrive at some understanding. In their official pronouncements, however, Taliban have constantly termed it as an internal issue of Pakistan. Besides, Taliban also accuses Pakistan of harbouring Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) within its borders that carry out attacks in Afghanistan. As political and diplomatic efforts and persuasions did not work in a favourable way, Pakistan decided to arm-twist Taliban by deporting Afghan refugees from its soil. More than one million Afghans have been forcefully deported so far. Around 150,000 were deported in 2026 alone.
When no amount of arm-twisting and pressure tactics worked, Pakistan gave a serious consideration to military means. On 9 October 2025, Khwaja Asif stated that despite years of negotiations, the bloodshed did not stop. He asserted that Pakistan was paying the price of hosting millions of Afghan refugees for the last six decades. On the same day, a coordinated assault was launched to target what they termed TTP hideouts inside Afghanistan. The attack was coincided with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India. His India visit did not go down well with politico-security elites in Pakistan. A ceasefire was brokered, with the help of Turkey and Qatar, on 19 October 2025. However, the parties failed to negotiate a long term truce.
Operation Ghazab lil-Haq vs Radd al-Zulm
The October 2025 ceasefire did not last long, as the two parties continued to engage each other in a limited way at the border. The situation deteriorated in February 2026 when Pakistan decided to carry out coordinated air and ground assaults against Afghan Taliban positions in Kabul, Kandahar, Paktia, Nangarhar and several other locations. As per the vernacular media in Pakistan, in the intervening night of 21-22 February security forces carried out intelligence-based operations at seven terror hideouts in Nangarhar and Paktika province which resulted in the killing of Taliban Commander Akhtar Mohammad along with other fighters.[1] Talal Chaudhary, Pakistan’s Deputy Interior Minister, in an interview with Geo News claimed that at least 70 rebels were killed. Other media reports suggested the death toll was 80.[2] Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting innocent civilians, a claim later substantiated by the United Nations which confirmed civilian casualties from the airstrikes.[3]
On 23 February, TTP targeted Frontier Corps (FC) fort in the Bahadar Khel area of Karak in KP using low-cost Quad-copters. The ambulance, carrying the injured personnel to the hospital, came under secondary attack resulting in the death of three Frontier Constabulary personnel, while five others got injured.[4] Some media reports suggested that the ambulance with injured personnel in it was set on fire. The next few days witnessed intense firing at the border check posts. Both sides claimed to have targeted and captured several check posts across the border. On 24 February in an interview to Tolo News Abdul Hamid Khorasani, a Tajik Commander from Panjshir who aligned himself with Taliban after 2021 takeover, stated that battalions of suicide bombers were waiting inside Pakistan and they could activate them anytime to create havoc.[5] He even claimed that they could capture Pakistan if orders are given by the Emir.[6]
In an exclusive interview to Al Arabia on 25 February 2026, Zabiullah Mujahid, the Taliban Spokesperson, indicated about possible response to Pakistan’s actions. He categorically stated that “Naturally it would be a military response, but its details are confidential and I cannot explain further. Pakistan must receive a response for its shameful act”.[7] He claimed that in Nangarhar province a 22-member family was hit by Pakistan resulting in the death of 17 members and leaving five others injured.[8] Similarly, in Paktika, a school was targeted in which one child injured and several buildings damaged. This was followed by Afghans opening fire at the Pakistani check-posts across the border.
In response to Taliban’s retaliatory actions, Pakistani security forces on 26 February launched massive airstrikes inside Afghanistan under an Operation codenamed Ghazab Lil Haq, which means “Wrath for the Truth” or “Fury for the Sake of Justice”. In an unprecedented move, the Pakistani airstrikes targeted Kabul, Kandahar, Paktia, and Nangarhar. Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) stated that the strikes were carried out to ensure the safety of Pakistani citizens and to prevent imminent terrorist attacks in the country.[9] Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar later claimed that the operation was launched in response to “provocative actions by the Afghan Taliban on 53 locations across 15 sectors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.”[10] Defence Minister Khawaja Asif argued that Islamabad would now be waging an “open war”.[11]
Most of the strikes were done by Pakistani fighter jets that entered into Afghan air space briefly to carryout operations. Although, Afghan forces responded with anti-aircraft guns and Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS) but these were not effective enough to discourage Pakistani jets in their sky. The Afghan side also responded by launching an operation code-named Radd al-Zulm (Rejection of Injustice) and attacked military positions across the border. The media office of the military corps in the east confirmed that heavy clashes took place. Zabihullah Mujahid in a post on X underlined that large scale offensive had been launched against the military positions and installations along the Durand Line.[12] Al Jazeera, citing an Afghan military source, reported that at least 10 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 13 outposts were captured.[13] The Taliban claim was immediately denied by Pakistan. Later, The Nation, an English Daily, reported that Pakistani security forces had captured five Afghan border posts in Paktia provinces and hoisted Pakistani flags there.[14]
On 1 March 2026, the Pakistan targeted Bagram Airbase. Media reports and analysis of satellite imagery suggest the destruction of one hanger and two warehouses.[15] Taliban denied any damage to the base claiming that the attack had been repelled. On 15 March 2026, Pakistan claimed to have targeted militant hideouts in Kandahar province. Ataullah Tarar claimed that these strikes struck equipment storage facilities and technical support infrastructure.[16] Zabiullah Mujahid confirmed that the strikes had hit a site used by security guards during the day and a drug rehabilitation centre. The sites suffered damage but no casualties were reported. Afghan defence ministry stated that it carried out a retaliatory strike on an army camp in South Waziristan which inflicted heavy casualties and also destroyed most of the command centre and other facilities.[17] Pakistan rejected the claim as “propaganda” but the information ministry confirmed that the drone attack was successfully repulsed.
The next major strike took place on 16 March 2026 when Pakistani forces targeted Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul in which, according to Taliban officials, 408 people got killed.[18] The strikes hit at least three buildings including a dining area and guard room. It is believed that at the time of the attack over 1,000 people were present at the complex. A UN official told New York Times that at least 143 people were killed and 119 others injured due to the Pakistani strikes.[19] Human Rights Watch (HRW) termed it unlawful and a possible war crime.[20] It was a 2,000-bed treatment complex situated in eastern Kabul. Pakistan, however, insisted that the precision attack targeted only military installations and terror support infrastructure.
Ministry of External Affairs issued a five point statement condemning the attack on the hospital and reiterated India’s unwavering support to Afghan sovereignty and territorial integrity. The statement inter alia read “India unequivocally condemns Pakistan’s barbaric airstrike on the Omid Addition Treatment Hospital in Kabul…This heinous act of aggression by Pakistan is also a blatant assault on Afghanistan’s sovereignty and a direct threat to regional peace and stability.”[21] India called international community to hold Pakistan accountable for the criminal act and ensure that the wanton targeting of civilians in Afghanistan ceases without delay.[22] Pakistan’s foreign office termed the MEA spokesperson’s remarks as absurd, unwarranted and shamefully hypocritical.
On 18 February, Pakistani Information Minister Ataullah Tarar announced that the strikes were being paused for five days for Eid ul Fitr celebration. This was followed by Zabiullah Mujahid also declaring a pause in Afghanistan’s military operation. The pause announcements came at the requests of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey.[23] Later, Afghan Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani called for negotiations. He stated that “We do not have the spirit of revenge. Our doors for dialogue and negotiations are open.”[24] This was the first sign that the parties were now looking for a negotiated settlement of the issue. Haqqani was mocked by many in Pakistani media. Military aligned Youtubers and journalists were at the forefront of mocking the Haqqani.
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in its latest report suggests that due to the ongoing conflict over 94,000 people have been displaced across Khost (26,200), Kunar (25,300), Nangarhar (19,600), Paktia (18,200) and Paktika (4,900) provinces.[25]
Talks In Urmqi
As the world was busy in US Israel and Iran war and there was no letup in Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict, Beijing stepped in to test its diplomatic clout. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian welcomed the temporary ceasefire and in a regular press briefing stated that China hopes that the two countries would resume peace talks promptly to resolve differences.[26] Military operations resumed after the temporary pause and Pakistan claimed that the operations would continue until the objectives are achieved and until Afghan Taliban administration reviewed its misplaced priority of supporting terror infrastructure.[27]
Amid the ongoing conflict with Afghanistan and Pakistan’s attempts to play a constructive role in US-Isreal-Iran war, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar embarked upon a visit to China on 31 March. His visit was primarily intended to discuss its mediation efforts with China. Chinese Foreign Ministry later provided some details of meeting between the two foreign ministers. It stated:
Pakistan’s active mediation efforts to promote peace and end conflict reflect its firm commitment to safeguarding regional and global peace. Timely strategic communication and enhanced strategic coordination between China and Pakistan on major international and regional issues is exactly an inherent part of a China-Pakistan community with a shared future. China supports and expects Pakistan to play a unique and important role in de-escalating the situation and restoring peace talks. This process is not easy, but Pakistan’s mediation efforts serve the common interests of all parties….China stands ready to work with Pakistan to overcome difficulties, remove disruptions, quell the flames of war as soon as possible, create opportunities for peace, and open the window for peace talks.[28]
There is no clarity if Ishq Dar also discussed the Afghanistan issue with his Chinese counterpart, however, his visit did coincide with foreign and defence ministry delegates from both the countries travelling to northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi. Although, there is no official word on it, the choice of Urumqi as a place to host Pakistan and Afghanistan delegation needs to be underlined. Urumqi is the capital of China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and we all know that certain outfits such as East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP), Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) etc. have had a presence in the region. Some of these outfits have historically been linked to Afghanistan.
The Afghan side included two officials from foreign ministry, one each from the defence and interior ministries and from intelligence agency.[29] On Pakistani side, officials from foreign and defence ministry along with official from its premier intelligence agency participated in the talks. Chinese presence in the meeting is also reported. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning on 3 April stated that “Both Pakistan and Afghanistan value and welcome China’s mediation and are willing to sit down and talk again….The three sides have had common understanding and agreements on specific matters regarding the process.”[30] Several rounds of talks were held between 1 to 7 April 2026 after which Mao Ning said that the three sides agreed to discuss a comprehensive plan to resolve issues between Pakistan and Afghanistan and identified the core and priority issues.[31] There has been no formal agreement, however, the sides were able to develop an informal understanding leading to tacit pause in hostilities. On 7 April, Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan and thanked Beijing for arranging talks. Later Muttaqi also stated that useful discussions have taken place. Afghan Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesman Zia Ahmad Takal also noted that constructive discussions have taken place and there is a hope that minor interpretations would not hinder the progress of negotiations.[32]
The Dawn editorial on Chinese mediation wrote that “Delegations representing Afghanistan, Pakistan and China “engaged in frank and pragmatic discussion in a positive atmosphere” in Urumqi. The two countries reached a “commitment to resolving their differences as soon as possible and realising a return to normalcy in bilateral relations, agreeing not to take any actions that would escalate or complicate the situation.”[33]
The truce under Urumqi Framework appears to be temporary, as on 27 April 2026, Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University and residential neighbourhood in Kunar province with mortars and missiles.[34] The attack resulted in the killing of seven people while 80 others got injured. Pakistan’s interior ministry rubbished the claim and termed it a “blatant lie and an attempt to gain sympathy to cover up support by Afghan Taliban to Fitna al Khwarij.”[35] Media reports in Pakistan claimed that mortars were fried from Afghan sides which landed in Bajaur resulting in injury to a 12-year-old boy.[36]
Conclusion
Pakistan’s declaration of open war with Afghanistan was again unprecedented. The relationship had witnessed several ups and downs but did not reach that low in recent past. The real questions is what Pakistanis want to achieve with this level of confrontation and targeting. If one looks at the official pronouncements, one would realise that Pakistan wants Afghanistan to either expel entire TTP or turn them over to Islamabad. However, in reality, it seems they have two primary objectives in mind at the moment; firstly, they want Afghan Taliban to use their influence on TTP to dissuade them from carrying out attacks inside Pakistan. Secondly, they are quite worried about growing ties between Afghanistan and India. Some of them believe that Afghanistan under Taliban 2.0 is fast becoming an Indian proxy in the region that needs to be stopped.
We must understand that Afghanistan is no match to Pakistan’s military firepower. However, that does not mean the Pakistanis could easily overrun them as and when they want. Afghans are accustomed to areal strikes and bombardments. They have a history of dealing with such fire powers. Earlier, there were Soviets, then came the Americans. None could fully achieve their objectives. The Taliban are notorious for protecting their friends and allies. They did not give up al-Qaeda fighters including Osama Bin Laden at a time when United States was threatening to invade. TTP is their ideological twin who had fought along with them against the US forces in the region and still helping them deal with Islamic State of Khorsan Province (ISKP).
For the time being, the truce under Urumqi Framework appears to be under intense strain, one has to see if Taliban succumb to the Pakistani tactics and allow them to have some degree of influence in their foreign policy making.
Pakistan launches fresh rocket strikes in eastern Afghanistan, April 14[37]
Local sources said Pakistani forces carried out fresh rocket attacks on Monday evening targeting areas in Asadabad in Kunar Province, forcing residents to flee their homes. According to the sources, the villages of Kochi, Shahbaz, and Koremar were hit in the latest strikes, though there are no confirmed reports of casualties so far. The attacks follow similar rocket fire reported a day earlier in the Shali valley of Khas Kunar District, suggesting an intensifying pattern of cross-border shelling.
Diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions, including talks held in Urumqi last week, ended without agreement, leaving core disputes unresolved.
Mansoor Ali Khan, 26 February, Afghan announces to STRIKE Pakistan | Faisal Mosque Islamabad on TARGET, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU94_Lyd4yk
Mansoor Ali Khan, 27 February, Pakistan KNOCKS OUT Afghans | PAK Air Force ENTERS Afghanistan | Operation Ghazab Lil Haq BEGINS, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVZKP2CMoIs
Mansoor Ali Khan, 27 February, Kabul and Kandahar SHAKEN by Pakistani STRIKE | Firing in Afghan Presidential Palace; COUP?, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y9D_2nLV0Y
Mansoor Ali Khan, 28 February, Pakistan STUNS Afghans by AIR STRIKE | PAK Troops enter Afghanistan | Pakistani cities on HIGH ALERT, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-n2chtjAc4
[1] Khan, Mansoor Ali (2026), “Pakistan STRIKES Afghanistan | Fighter Jets TARGET 7 hideouts | An Indian Fighter Jet also CRASHES”, YouTube, 22 February 2026.
[2] “Pakistan claims at least 70 fighters killed in strikes along Afghan border”, Al Jazeera, 23 February 2026.
[3] “Afghanistan vows military response to Pakistan, accuses Islamabad of backing ISIS”, Al Arabiya, 25 February 2026.
[4] “3 Federal Constabulary personnel martyred in terror attack in K-P’s Karak district: police”, The Express Tribune, 23 February 2026.
[5] Khan, Mansoor Ali (2026), “PAK-Afghan Conflict Escalate | Serious WARNING issued | Two US-Built F-16 Jets Downed”, YouTube, 26 February 2026.
[6] Ibid.
[7] Ibid.
[8] Ibid.
[9] “Strikes in Afghanistan carried out to ensure safety of Pakistani citizens, prevent imminent terrorist attacks: FO”, Dawn, 26 February 2026.
[10] “Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq ‘in self-defence’ after 53 locations targeted in KP: Ishaq Dar”, Dawn, 2 March 2026.
[11] “‘Open war’: Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban claim major casualties”, BBC, 27 February 2026.
[12] “Afghanistan launches attacks against Pakistan, draws ‘immediate response’”, Al Jazeera, 26 February 2026.
[13] Ibid.
[14] “Pakistan Army captures five Afghan border posts”, The Nation, 27 Febraury 2026.
[15] Hasrat-Nazmi, Waslat (2026), “Iran war overlaps with Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict”, DW, 17 March 2026.
[16] “Pakistan targets militant hideouts in Afghanistan as conflict continues”, The Guardian, 15 March 2026.
[17] Ibid.
[18] “Families search for loved ones after deadly Pakistan strike on Kabul rehab”, Al Jazeera, 17 March 2026.
[19] Peltier, Elian, Safiullah Padshah and Zia ur-Rehman (2026), “Pakistan Pauses Afghanistan Airstrikes After Outrage Over Civilian Deaths”, The New York Times, 18 March 2026.
[20] HRW (2026), “Pakistan: Airstrike on Afghan Medical Facility Unlawful”, Human Rights Watch, 27 March 2026.
[21] MEA (2026), “Statement by the Official Spokesperson on Pakistan’s cowardly targeting of Kabul Hospital”, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, 17 March 2026.
[22] Ibid.
[23]Peltier, Elian, Safiullah Padshah and Zia ur-Rehman (2026), “Pakistan Pauses Afghanistan Airstrikes After Outrage Over Civilian Deaths”, The New York Times, 18 March 2026.
[24] Ibid.
[25] OCHA (2026), “Humanitarian Impact of Afghanistan-Pakistan Military Escalation”, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 5 April 2026.
[26] “China welcomes temporary ceasefire between Pakistan, Afghanistan”, Xinhua Net, 19 March 2026.
[27] Shahzad, Asif (2026), “Pakistan resumes military operations against Afghanistan”, Reuters, 26 March 2026.
[28] Govt. of China (2026), “Wang Yi Holds Talks with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Beijing, 31 March 2026.
[29] Ahmed, Munir, Elena Bacatoros et.al. (2026), “AP Exclusive: Pakistan and Afghan Taliban officials meet in China for ceasefire talks”, The Associated Press, 1 April 2026.
[30] Govt. of China (2026), “Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on April 3, 2026”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Beijing, 3 April 2026.
[31] “Afghanistan and Pakistan hold peace talks in Urumqi”, Socialist China, 8 April 2026.
[32] “Afghanistan brands China peace talks with Pakistan ‘useful’”, Al Jazeera, 7 April 2026.
[33] “Chinese Mediation”, Dawn, 12 April 2026.
[34] Hussain, Abid (2026), “‘War crime’: Afghan-Pakistan truce under strain after university strike”, Aljazeera, 28 April 2026.
[35] “Info ministry rubbishes reports of Pakistan targeting varsity, residential areas in Afghanistan's Kunar”, Dawn, 27 April 2026.
[36] “Afghan shells fall in Bajaur as Islamabad denies ‘attack on varsity’”, Dawn, 28 April 2026.
[37] https://www.khaama.com/pakistan-launches-fresh-rocket-strikes-in-eastern-afghanistan/
