Pakistan and Afghanistan show no signs of stepping back as fighting enters fifty day
Kabul /Islamabad march 2 Reuters
Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Monday that their militaries had targeted each other s posts across the border as their fighting entered a fifth day fuelling intability in a region rocked by us -Israel strikes on Iran and Teharn`s retaliation the intensity of the clashes however appeared to be lower than when it began although there were no signs that the allies -turned foes were seeking to step back and make peace.
Afghan and Pakistani troops battle along the border continued on Sunday (march 1 2026) alongside multiple strikes including the forms us air base at Bagram days after Islamabad defend minister Khawaja Asif declared that the neighbours were at open war following Monts of tit for tat clashes.
China is closely the developments of the situation in the conflict between Pakistan Afghanistan Chinese Forigen ministry spokesperson Mooning told a media briefing here.
The Lastest round of fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan did not begin with one airstrike or one angry speech on social media when Pakistan defend minister publicly spoke of on open war with Kabul and Kandahar it sounded like a sudden eruption in reality it is Anthor flare-up in a conflict whose roots go back to British Imperial map-making in the 19th century the politics of Pakistan identity and decades of proxy wars that both states have used and than lost control over.
In response to a question on whether China is considering evacuating Chinese nationals and companies from Pakistan and Afghanistan or suspending relevant flights due to the fierce cross border clashes between the two Countries.
map said we are closely following the development of the situation and will provide necessary assistance China maintains close ties with Pakistan and Afghanistan through a tripartite mechanism conducting periodic meetings to iron out difference over lslamabad`s repeated allegations against Kabul of hosting Pakistan s extremist groups Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Baloch liberation army.
Every Pakistani bomb that lands on Afghan soil may weaken Kabul militarily but it Alon Deepes the story that Islamabad is an enemy of Pashtuns not just of one regime.
The fighting therefore moves in civcles Pakistan hits suspected TTP of Taliban Positions Afghan leaders publicly condemn the strikes and quietly tolerate or encourage retaliatory attacks across the border Pakistani security force respond with more operations and ordinary people are displaced or killed on killed on both sides each round leaves more bitterness shrinks the space for dialoge and strengthens hardliners who argue that the other side only understands force.
A full traditional war with large armies crossing the Durand line is still unlikely Pakistan knows that invading Afghanistan would be a nightmare the terrain is unforgiving the Taliban are experienced guerrilla fighters and any occupation.
the Taliban also know they cannot defeat Pakistan army or survive sustained bombing of their mains tries without massive damage what is much more problem is a continuing pattern of low intensity high impact conflict.