Clashes broke out in Waraghasar, Marosar, and Shahkotsar areas along the Khyber Pak-Afghan border at 1640 UTC on February 24, 2026, before iftar, with heavy firing continuing on both sides, according to reports from X users @DerArschloch and @LalWazir19 posted between 12:45:29 PM and 1:45:25 PM UTC. The reports describe intense exchanges of fire persisting across the border, citing additional sources @Natsecjeff and @a_siab. These clashes mark a new development in the volatile region during the 59-minute reporting window ending at 1:45:25 PM UTC. This incident follows earlier condemnations by Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi of Pakistani airstrikes on civilians, as reported in prior statements from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a school attack in Sharif Khan Kot, Birmal area of South Waziristan Lower, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, during the previous reporting period.
