Escalation in Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions

Pakistan has bombed areas in Afghanistan on Friday, after the Afghan Taliban earlier announced a major offensive against Pakistani military posts near the border. Pakistan has claimed to have killed almost 300 Afghan Taliban as their conflict escalates. We hear from people caught in the violence, and we speak to our colleagues from the BBC Urdu and BBC Afghan services.

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Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Taliban soldiers carry a box containing weapons, following exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, near Torkham border in Afghanistan, February 27, 2026. Credit: Stringer/Reuters)