Kabul claims 55 civilians were killed in fighting sparked by retaliatory operations along the border, while Pakistan says more than 400 Afghan Taliban forces have died and denies targeting civilians.
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President Donald Trump addressed reporters on February 27, 2026, praising Pakistan’s leadership after being asked if Islamabad sought his intervention in its escalating conflict with Afghanistan. Trump highlighted good relations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the military, saying Pakistan is “doing terrifically well,” amid recent Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul targeting militants.
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On paper, there is a wide mismatch between the military capabilities of two sides. At 172,000, the Taliban have less than a third of Pakistan‘s personnel.
The Taliban do possess at least six aircraft and 23 helicopters but their condition is unknown and they have no fighter jets or effective air force.
Pakistan‘s armed forces include more than 600,000 active personnel, have more than 6,000 armoured fighting vehicles and more than 400 combat aircraft, according to 2025 data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Airstrikes hit Afghan capital of Kabul, hours after Afghanistan attacks Pakistan
Afghanistan said its military launched its attack across the border into Pakistan late Thursday in retaliation for deadly Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan border areas Sunday, and claimed to have captured more than a dozen Pakistani army posts.
Pakistan’s government, which had described last Sunday’s airstrikes as an attack on militants harbored in the area, described Thursday’s Afghan attack as unprovoked, and dismissed claims that army posts had been captured.