Pakistan and Afghanistan have traded heavy fire, both sides said, days after they announced a temporary pause in fighting.
Officials from both sides reported artillery exchanges on Sunday (29 March) in Kunar province and Pakistan’s Bajur district. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for Kabul’s Taliban administration, said Pakistani fire killed one person and injured 16, mostly women and children. Pakistani officials denied targeting civilians, stating their response followed Afghan shelling and describing reported casualties as exaggerated.
The incident coincided with Pakistan hosting regional discussions on Middle East de-escalation, with Islamabad signalling readiness to facilitate potential US–Iran talks.
Recent clashes mark the most severe fighting in years. Kabul has alleged over 400 deaths from a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre earlier this month, a claim Islamabad rejects, stating it targeted militant infrastructure.
A pause in hostilities was announced for the Islamic festival of Eid al-Fitr, and also requested by Türkiye, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which Islamabad ended last week.
Kabul has not yet announced officially whether the ceasefire was still holding form their side.
Islamabad accuses the Afghan Taliban of harbouring and supporting Islamist militants who carry out attacks inside Pakistan. Kabul denies it, saying the militancy is Pakistan’s domestic problem.
ℹ️ Reuters
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