Afghan Taliban announced retaliatory attacks on Pakistani security forces' border posts in Nangarhar province facing Pakistan's Khyber district, sparking heavy fighting across multiple sectors including Khyber, Kurram, and Kunar, during the 29-minute reporting window from 4:16 PM to 4:45 PM UTC on February 26, 2026, according to posts by @afridi5533 on X. The first video of clashes emerged from the Nangarhar-Khyber border, showing intense exchanges of fire, as shared by @afridi5533. Additional footage from Aryob district in Paktika province depicted preemptive strikes and urgent calls to run amid incoming fire, posted by @ForumStrategic on X. @ThatBigBrother noted the Pak-Afghan border remains hot during this period. These developments build on clashes reported earlier in the same window at Paktia and Paktika provinces, including Zazai district and Aryob, where Taliban forces responded to a Pakistani airstrike, per NAYA news and Al Arabiya. Previous exchanges began around 5:50 PM Pakistan Standard Time in Shurqo, Kurram district.
