Afghanan–Pakan clashes: What we know so far | World News

In the most recent development in the Afghanan–Pakan clashes, the Afghanan Cricket Board cancelled a cricket tournament in which Pakan was to participate. The development comes after three Afghanan cricketers were killed in a Pakan airstrike late on Friday.Expressing grief and sorrow over the incident, the cricket board said that the cricketers were “targeted in a cowardly attack carried out the Pakani regime.”
Here’s what we know about the clashes
When did the clashes begin?
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The clashes erupted overnight on Tuesday in the remote area spanning southeastern Afghanan’s Spin Boldak drict and Pakan’s Chaman drict. At least 170 people have been injured and 40 are dead.
What triggered the clashes?
The clashes along the Pakan-Afghanan border coincided with Taliban adminration’s Foreign Miner Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India this week, which became the first such trip a senior Taliban official since the group seized power in 2021.
During the visit, India announced plans to reopen its embassy in Kabul, calling Muttaqi’s trip “an important step in advancing ties and affirming the enduring friendship” between the two countries.
When was the ceasefire announced?
Following the border clashes between the two sides, Pakan and the Taliban-led Afghan government agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire beginning Wednesday evening at 6 pm local time, Islamabad announced.Story continues below this ad
In a statement, Pakan’s foreign minry said both countries had committed to using dialogue to find a “positive solution” to what it described as a “complex yet resolvable issue.” There was no immediate confirmation on the matter from the Taliban government.
What is the situation after the ceasefire?
Pakan’s military carried out strikes in southeastern Afghanan on Friday, just hours after a two-day ceasefire between the neighbouring countries expired, an Afghan police official said.
The bombings struck southeastern Paktika province and two other areas close to the Pakan border, including a strike on a civilian house in Khanadar village that resulted in casualties, police spokesman Mohammadullah Amini Mawia said.
The strikes came hours after Pakani officials said that a suicide car bomber backed the Pakani Taliban attacked a compound of security forces near the border, killing several people in the area. The attack in Mir Ali, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, also triggered an intense shootout that left at least six militants and one soldier dead, police said.Story continues below this ad
The Pakani Taliban is considered a terror organisation Pakani officials. It is separate from Afghanan’s Taliban but affiliated with it, and Pakani officials accuse it of operating from bases across the border.
How have other countries reacted?
Amid the tensions, reactions have poured in from other countries. China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar have all urged restraint and dialogue. Qatar warned of “potential repercussions for regional stability,” while Saudi Arabia called for “restraint and dialogue.” China said it “sincerely hopes both countries will focus on the bigger picture,” and Russia stressed a diplomatic resolution.
US President Donald Trump also offered to mediate, telling reporters aboard Air Force One: “I hear there’s a war now going on between Pakan and Afghanan. I’m good at solving wars, I’m good at making peace.”
(With inputs from AP)