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(MENAFN) Pakistan announced on Friday that 12 of its soldiers were killed and 27 others wounded during ongoing border clashes with Afghan forces, with one soldier reported missing.

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(MENAFN) Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s foreign minister, held phone discussions on Friday with counterparts from Pakistan","south asia"], entity["country","Afghanistan","south asia"], ","Qatar","middle east"], and Saudi Arabia regarding recent deadly...

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(MENAFN) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held phone discussions on Friday with his counterparts from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia regarding the recent armed clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, which have resulted...

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(MENAFN) Pakistan on Friday reported that 12 of its soldiers were killed and 27 others injured during ongoing clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump indicated on Friday that he could step in to help de-escalate the intensifying hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as cross-border fighting continues to claim lives.

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump indicated Friday that he may be open to intervening in the escalating armed conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as deadly border clashes between the two nations continue to claim lives on both sides....

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(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, held talks on Saturday with Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, focusing on unfolding regional events and initiatives aimed at reinforcing peace and stability,...

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(MENAFN) Russia on Friday called on Afghanistan and Pakistan to return to the negotiating table following deadly cross-border clashes.

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Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pakistan’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar, issued a comprehensive statement today addressing the current security and humanitarian situation involving the Afghan...

California Health & Human Services Agency

Sacramento, CA – The California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine (CIAPM) at the California Health and Human Services Agency announced the launch of its inaugural Next-Gen Representative Research Program, which has awarded $1.8 million to...

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(MENAFN) Pakistani and Afghan forces engaged in intense cross-border gunfire Tuesday along their shared frontier, with both governments acknowledging the exchange amid sharply escalating tensions between the two neighboring nations.

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(MENAFN) The UN mission in Afghanistan said Monday it had received "credible reports" that Pakistani airstrikes overnight left at least 13 civilians dead and seven others wounded inside Afghan territory, deepening an already volatile confrontation...

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(MENAFN) India has condemned Pakistan for carrying out airstrikes in Afghanistan that reportedly killed at least 18 people and injured several others, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) India has sharply condemned Pakistan following cross-border airstrikes on Afghan territory that reportedly claimed at least 18 lives and wounded several others, deepening a volatile standoff between two nuclear-armed neighbours.

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(MENAFN) At least three people were killed and eight others injured in two separate road accidents in northern Afghanistan’s Jawzjan and Samangan provinces on Monday, according to local police reports.

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(MENAFN) Pakistani forces launched a series of airstrikes across multiple districts in eastern and southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, targeting areas in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, according to Afghan local media and Pakistan's Ministry of...

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(MENAFN) Pakistani military forces reportedly carried out airstrikes across several districts in eastern and southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, according to Afghan media reports and Pakistan’s Ministry of Information.

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(MENAFN) Pakistani military aircraft reportedly launched a series of strikes Sunday in multiple locations across eastern and southeastern Afghanistan, based on information released by Afghan media outlets and official Pakistani authorities....

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The situation disproportionately affects the most vulnerable, including malnourished children, the elderly, people with disabilities, female-headed households, and daily wage earners.

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(MENAFN) A 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences confirmed, sending tremors rippling through the capital Kabul and surrounding provinces.