Pakistan’s Airstrikes on Afghanistan: A Fragile Border on the Brink
(By Faraz Ahmed) Introduction In the early hours of February 22, 2026, the volatile border between Pakistan and Afghanistan once again became a flashpoint of conflict. Pakistan’s military launched a series of airstrikes targeting alleged hideouts of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and affiliates of the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces of…