Pakistan Army fired an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) at a Taliban Technicals Afghanistan (TTA) post in the Tirah Sector along the Pak-Afghan border, ending ongoing clashes and causing at least five casualties on the Afghan side, according to X user @zarrar_11PK between 1:45:30 PM and 2:15:32 PM UTC on February 24, 2026. Fighting spread to Zakhakhel, Jarobi Kandao, Nazian, Achin, Waragha Sar, Maro Sar, and Shahkot Sar areas during this 30-minute window. Local sources reported intense firing exchanges initiated by Afghan forces near Zakha Khel Bazar in Jarobi Kandao, Khyber, with Pakistani forces responding, as stated by X user @JawadYousufxai. Clashes also erupted in Nazian and Achin districts of Nangarhar province between Afghan Taliban fighters and Pakistani forces, per Aamaj News on X. Khorasan Diary confirmed heavy weapons use spreading to Wragha, Maro Sar, Shahkot, and Zakhakhel, following mortar and rocket fire from Afghanistan landing on Pakistani territory. Videos showed Pakistani responsive fire engaging Afghan posts across Tirah and Khyber, with one Taliban border post obliterated by precision fire in Zakhakhel, according to X users @Mohsin_o2 and @ForumStrategic. No official statements from Afghan Taliban or Pakistani government on the new clashes in Nazian and Achin. These developments follow clashes reported in Waraghasar, Marosar, and Shahkotsar starting at 1640 UTC before iftar, with heavy firing continuing, as noted in the previous report covering up to 1:45:25 PM UTC. Separately, 650 personnel graduated from the 12th term of three-month tactical and ideological training at the Training Center of the 217th Omari Corps, affiliated with Afghanistan's Ministry of National Defense, according to an official MoD Afghanistan X post in this window.
