A large number of Afghan security forces decided to pray Tarawih on the Afghan side of the Durand line tonight, according to sources cited by X user @ForumStrategic in a post timestamped between 12:46:08 AM and 2:15:50 AM UTC on February 25, 2026, during ongoing border tensions at Torkham. The post references arrangements for Namaz E Janaza and notes the Tarawih prayers occurring across the Durand line, the disputed Afghan-Pakistan border, in the context of intermittent exchanges of fire between Afghan Taliban and Pakistani forces at Torkham and Tirah Valley, as previously reported. No official confirmation from Afghan or Pakistani authorities was available during this 1 hour 29 minute period. This development follows a Pakistani drone strike in Zhob that killed 18 Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militants between 11:16 PM UTC on February 24 and 12:45 AM UTC on February 25, according to X user @Mohsin_o2, and a suicide bombing in Bhakkar by Afghan national Hayat Ullah that killed two police officials, as stated by X user @ForumStrategic in an earlier post.
