Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan reached a dangerous new peak in the early hours of Friday, February 27, 2026. Pakistani forces launched direct strikes on the Afghan cities of Kabul and Kandahar. This escalation follows a week of deadly cross-border skirmishes that have effectively shattered a fragile ceasefire agreed upon last October. Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan reached a dangerous new peak in the early hours of Friday, February 27, 2026. Pakistani forces launched direct strikes on the Afghan cities of Kabul and Kandahar. This escalation follows a week of deadly cross-border skirmishes that have effectively shattered a fragile ceasefire agreed upon last October.