Pakistan's clashes with Afghanistan and the militant attacks inside Pakistan
Active · last development Sep 26, 2026: “Suicide bombing at police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan kills at least 11”
What this arc covers
The violence between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban government since October 2025: the border clashes and Pakistan's strikes inside Afghanistan, including the strike Afghanistan says killed 400 at a Kabul hospital, and the suicide bombings and militant attacks inside Pakistan, some of which Pakistan blames on Afghanistan.
Earliest story we hold Oct 12, 2025 · 19 stories · 80 independent sources (counted once each) · 349 days
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Sep 26– 272026Suicide bombing at police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan kills at least 1116 articles · 13 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 1 right
Sep 25– 272026Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed, 32 captured after crossing from Pakistan7 articles · 5 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
Sep 21– 252026Pakistan strikes Afghanistan after accusing it of attacks34 articles · 17 independent sources4 left, 10 center, 2 right
Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below
- Nov 11 – 12, 2025Suicide bombing kills 12 in Pakistan28 articles · 25 independent sources
- Feb 6 – 7, 2026Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad’s outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores30 articles · 25 independent sources
- Mar 17 – 18, 2026Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital26 articles · 20 independent sources
- May 24 – 25, 2026Suicide bombing near railway track in Pakistan kills at least 2327 articles · 24 independent sources
- Sep 21 – 25, 2026Pakistan strikes Afghanistan after accusing it of attacks34 articles · 17 independent sources
- Sep 21, 2026Pakistan says airstrikes kill 28 militants in Afghanistan; Kabul reports 3 dead
- Sep 23, 2026Only lean-left coverage:Pakistani officials say Afghan Taliban shelled Pakistani border. Kabul denies the attack
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
Oct 6Dec 15Feb 23May 4Jul 13Sep 21
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2025 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| May 18, 2026 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| May 25, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 46 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
33% left · 52% center · 15% right of 80 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 19 stories.
Every storyoldest first
October 2025
Oct 12– 15New Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes kill dozens, officials say17 articles · 16 independent sources4 left, 4 center, 3 rightNovember 2025
Nov 11– 12Suicide bombing kills 12 in Pakistan28 articles · 25 independent sources5 left, 8 center, 3 right- Nov 24Suicide bombers in northwest Pakistan kill at least 3 at security force headquarters5 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Nov 25Pakistan strikes Afghanistan, kills 9 children, Taliban says – DW10 articles · 9 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
January 2026
Jan 31– Feb 1Pakistan forces kill 145 militants after attacks in Balochistan9 articles · 8 independent sources3 left, 3 center, 0 rightFebruary 2026
Feb 6– 7Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad’s outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores30 articles · 25 independent sources7 left, 7 center, 3 right- Feb 22– 23Pakistan military claims to have killed at least 70 militants in Afghan border strikes8 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Feb 28– Mar 3Pakistan claims dozens of Afghan Taliban troops killed5 articles · 4 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
March 2026
Mar 17– 18Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital26 articles · 20 independent sources3 left, 6 center, 5 rightMay 2026
May 24– 25Suicide bombing near railway track in Pakistan kills at least 2327 articles · 24 independent sources4 left, 4 center, 2 rightJuly 2026
Jul 7– 8Pakistan military says insurgents killed 18 abducted policemen and 11 soldiers in separate attacks7 articles · 5 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right- Jul 17Pakistani troops kill 24 militants in raids as violence escalates in region near Afghanistan6 articles · 6 independent sources2 left, 0 center, 0 right
- Jul 29– 30Militants attack a Pakistani police post and kill 5 officers in a northwestern province6 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 0 center, 1 right
August 2026
Aug 2– 3Suicide bomber strikes antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 1415 articles · 15 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 rightSeptember 2026
Sep 18– 21Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 2126 articles · 17 independent sources2 left, 8 center, 3 right- Sep 20Pakistani forces kill 5 militants and free 23 hostages in operation in the southwest2 articles · 2 independent sources1 left, 0 center, 0 right
- Sep 21– 25Pakistan strikes Afghanistan after accusing it of attacks34 articles · 17 independent sources4 left, 10 center, 2 right
- Sep 25– 27Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed, 32 captured after crossing from Pakistan7 articles · 5 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Sep 26– 27Suicide bombing at police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan kills at least 1116 articles · 13 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 1 right