Pakistan continuing military operations against Afghanistan, Pakistan foreign ministry says


An Afghan man walks past a damaged wall following airstrikes, amid the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, February 28, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

ISLAMABAD, March ⁠26 (Reuters) - Pakistan is ⁠continuing military operations against ‌Afghanistan after the end of a temporary pause announced for ​the Islamic festival ⁠of Eid-al-Fitr, ⁠the spokesperson of Pakistan's foreign ⁠ministry said ‌on Thursday.

Fighting between the ⁠allies-turned-foes started last month, with ​Kabul ‌saying more than 400 people ⁠were ​killed in a Pakistani air strike on ⁠a drug rehabilitation centre ​in the Afghan capital last week before the neighbours ⁠suspended fighting.

Pakistan rejected the Taliban's statements about the strike, saying it ​had "precisely targeted ⁠military installations and terrorist support ​infrastructure".

(Reporting by ‌Asif Shahzad, writing ​by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by YP Rajesh)

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