Pakistan’s defense minister has warned Afghanistan that any new “terrorist or suicide attack” by militants on Pakistani soil would draw a stern response.

Talking to the media, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid alleged that American drones are flying into Afghan airspace through Pakistani territory.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan on Saturday partially reopened the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan to allow thousands of stranded Afghan refugees to return home, officials said. Restrictions remain on all other cross-border movement, including trade.

If Afghanistan proceeds with damming the Kunar River with Indian assistance, Islamabad could face its most severe hydrological challenge in decades.

As deadly border clashes erupted between Pakistan and Afghanistan in early October 2025, an image of a missile circulated online with users falsely claiming that it depicted a successful test launch by Kabul.

MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal condemns Pakistan’s cross-border terrorism and affirms India’s full support for Afghanistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The statement follows the collapse of peace talks in Istanbul between Afghanistan and Pakistan,

Afghan media noted that Pakistan blamed India for 'pulling the strings', but did not account for their own sudden change in stance during the negotiations

United States President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly sought credit for resolving global conflicts, also waded in, saying he would “solve the Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis very quickly”, while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) summit in Malaysia earlier in the week.