In 2025, border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated into one of the region’s most volatile security crises. Both sides accuse each other of triggering hostilities, fueling a cycle of retaliatory strikes that has caused rising military and civilian casualties. Pakistani forces have launched airstrikes and heavy shelling on Taliban positions, while Afghan forces have responded with gunfire and artillery, intensifying the conflict along key border zones. Temporary border closure

'Durand Line Dispute At Core' Indian Security Expert Reveals Why Pak–Taliban Tensions Has Escalated Why are Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban now in conflict despite years of close ties? Former Territorial Army head Maj Gen AK Siwach explains the deep fault lines — from the Durand Line dispute and Pashtun tensions to TTP attacks and unrest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Watch: https://youtu.be/NNI8009U-L4 | The Times of India