{"id":202745,"date":"2026-02-27T15:52:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=202745"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:52:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:52:39","slug":"new-war-erupts-in-the-east-pakistan-launches-heavy-bombardment-of-afghanistan-taliban-seize-several-military-bases-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/new-war-erupts-in-the-east-pakistan-launches-heavy-bombardment-of-afghanistan-taliban-seize-several-military-bases-video\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW WAR ERUPTS IN THE EAST: Pakistan launches heavy bombardment of Afghanistan, Taliban seize several military bases! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan carried out overnight air and ground strikes on targets belonging to the Taliban government in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia, after Afghan forces allegedly launched what Islamabad described as \u201cunprovoked attacks\u201d on Pakistani military facilities along the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif stated that \u201cthe cup of patience has overflowed\u201d and that the situation now represents an \u201copen war\u201d between the two countries, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistani security sources said the strikes targeted Taliban positions, headquarters, and ammunition depots across multiple sectors along the 2,600-kilometer border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A local resident of Kabul has recorded this video of Pakistani jets carrying out strikes in the Afghan capital. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZONuLTjYEj\">pic.twitter.com\/ZONuLTjYEj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iihtishamm\/status\/2027143423031980073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that airstrikes were carried out in parts of Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both sides reported heavy casualties, although conflicting figures could not be independently verified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan claims that 133 Taliban fighters were killed and more than 200 wounded, with numerous strongholds destroyed or captured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Taliban, meanwhile, stated that 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed, while eight of their fighters and 13 civilians died in Nangarhar province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clashes reportedly erupted Thursday evening after Taliban forces launched what they described as retaliatory attacks on Pakistani military targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pakistan has released video footage of airstrikes on Kabul, saying they targeted Taliban facilities in response to what it called \u201cunprovoked aggression.\u201d<br><br>Meanwhile, the Taliban have threatened to retaliate for the strikes on Kabul by bombing Pakistani cities. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WjAW5bObTy\">pic.twitter.com\/WjAW5bObTy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Visegr\u00e1d 24 (@visegrad24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/2027152335718273025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both sides also claimed to have destroyed several border crossings during the fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tensions escalated following earlier Pakistani strikes which Islamabad said were aimed at camps belonging to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and militants linked to Islamic State in eastern Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities in Kabul rejected accusations that militants are allowed to operate from Afghan territory and announced a strong response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/interview-melissa-luburich-serbian-woman-from-chicago-three-times-congresswoman-how-i-fought-for-the-serbian-cause-in-washington-with-my-homemade-greens-pie-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">INTERVIEW, MELISSA LUBURICH, SERBIAN WOMAN FROM CHICAGO \u2013 THREE TIMES CONGRESSWOMAN: \u201eHow I fought for the Serbian cause in Washington with my homemade greens pie!\u201c (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/anger-grows-at-the-blockades-police-summoned-more-than-10-farmers-for-informative-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ANGER GROWS AT THE BLOCKADES: Police summoned more than 10 farmers for informative talks!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/horror-in-north-macedonia-serial-killer-arrested-suspected-of-murdering-as-many-as-five-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HORROR IN NORTH MACEDONIA: Serial killer arrested, suspected of murdering as many as five women!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/fantastic-news-for-serbia-european-commission-proposed-the-abolition-of-roaming-between-the-western-balkans-and-the-eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FANTASTIC NEWS FOR SERBIA: European Commission proposed the abolition of roaming between the Western Balkans and the EU!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/he-is-my-brother-from-today-ivica-saw-an-overturned-car-and-immediately-rushed-to-help-saved-a-person-with-a-disability-from-certain-death-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201eHE IS MY BROTHER FROM TODAY\u201c: Ivica saw an overturned car and immediately rushed to help, saved a person with a disability from certain death! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source<\/strong>: Telegraf; <strong>Foto<\/strong>: Printscreen X<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan carried out overnight air and ground strikes on targets belonging to the Taliban government in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia, after Afghan forces allegedly launched what Islamabad described as \u201cunprovoked attacks\u201d on Pakistani military facilities along the border. Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif stated that \u201cthe cup of patience has overflowed\u201d and that the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2169,"featured_media":202746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[8721,1182,6486,131,8722,15],"class_list":["post-202745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking","tag-avganistan","tag-azija","tag-pakistan","tag-rat","tag-talibani","tag-video","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Serbiantimes.info EN","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202745"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202774,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202745\/revisions\/202774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}