Pakistan Fires Over 270 Rockets Into Afghanistan’s Kunar Province As Cross-Border Clashes Intensify

Last Updated:March 14, 2026, 14:46 IST

Pakistan and Afghanistan have been in open conflict since 21 February.

Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated sharply. Over the past 48 hours, more than 270 rockets and artillery shells were fired from Pakistan into several districts of Afghanistan’s Kunar Province, CNN News18 sources reported.

Ziaurrahman Spin Ghar, director of information at Kunar’s Department of Information and Culture, said the strikes affected multiple areas across the province. He added that no casualties have been reported so far.

Pakistan and Afghanistan have been in open conflict since 21 February. The fighting began after Pakistan carried out airstrikes on Taliban camps, prompting Taliban retaliation. Since then, clashes and drone strikes have occurred daily along the border.

This week, Pakistan carried out a series of airstrikes across multiple Afghan locations, targeting what it said were militant positions. According to Pakistani intelligence sources, the strikes focused on high-value targets linked to the Afghan Taliban and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). However, the Afghan Taliban accused Islamabad of killing civilians and warned that the attacks “will not go unanswered."

Local reports and intelligence sources said Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets conducted coordinated strikes on several locations, including Kandahar airport, military positions in Paktia province, and sites in Kabul. One reported target was the headquarters of the Taliban’s Al-Badr Corps in Kandahar city, where senior commanders were believed to be present at the time of the attack.

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