Northeastern Afghan province, capital Asadabad, site of cross-border clashes
Since early May 2026, multiple suicide vehicle-bombings and coordinated gun attacks have struck security posts in Pakistan's northwestern border districts (Bajaur, Bannu), killing dozens of officers and civilians. Pakistani authorities have blamed Afghanistan-based militants, including the Pakistan Taliban (TTP) or a TTP splinter group, and have summoned Afghan diplomats while cross-border tensions remain unresolved.
Afghan and Pakistani forces have exchanged cross-border fire amid renewed fighting that has killed and wounded civilians. Peace talks mediated by China earlier this month have not prevented violence from continuing along the border, with Afghan officials accusing Pakistan of targeting civilian sites and Pakistan denying those claims.
Across Afghanistan and Pakistan, airstrikes on the border provinces of Khost, Kunar and Paktika have killed civilians, including children, and injured many more. UNAMA has documented civilian casualties and is calling for de-escalation, a durable ceasefire, and humanitarian access as fighting continues near the border.