Overview
- Pakistan said Tuesday that Afghan forces attacked at dozens of border points and that its troops killed 67 Afghan security personnel in the latest clashes, figures Kabul did not confirm.
- Afghanistan’s defence ministry claimed coordinated retaliatory strikes on multiple Pakistani military sites, naming Nur Khan Airbase near Rawalpindi and other installations, without independent verification.
- Taliban officials said air defences in Kabul fired on Pakistani aircraft and reported repelling an attempted strike near Bagram air base, while Pakistan continued strikes under Operation Ghazab lil‑Haq.
- Pakistan announced temporary closures of select air routes in the Karachi and Lahore flight regions from March 3 to 31 to accommodate air force activity tied to ongoing operations.
- Regional actors, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia, have urged talks with no ceasefire secured, as both sides report civilian casualties and displacement and maintain sharply conflicting battlefield tallies.