The article outlines escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, detailing significant incidents of conflict and border closures over the past years.
The article highlights the ongoing tensions at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, which have resulted in numerous clashes and cross-border attacks leading to significant casualties and the repeated closure of border crossings. Beginning in December 2021, Afghanistan prohibited the Pakistani military from constructing a border fence in Nangarhar province, escalating animosities that saw multiple incidents of violence. For example, in April 2022, Pakistani airstrikes on Khost and Kunar provinces killed 47 civilians, prompting further military responses from both sides. By September 2023, renewed border conflicts resulted in the closure of the Torkham border crossing, illustrating a pattern of retaliatory violence that has inhibited regional stability.
