Afghanistan–Pakistan border conflicts

Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes
	Part of Taliban insurgency – Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
	; The international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Date	Main Phases: 1949–50; 1960–61; 1973–92; 2007–present;
Location	Eastern Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, along the international border
Status	Occasional clashes
Belligerents
Afghanistana[›] Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (since 2012); Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (2015–2020)	Pakistanb[›]
Commanders and leaders
1949–1950; 1960–1961; Mohammad Zahir Shah; (Former King of Afghanistan) 1973–1992; Sardār Daoud Khan (Former President of Afghanistan); Noor Muhammad Tarakai (Former General Secretary of Afghanistan); Hafizullah Amin; (Former General Secretary of Afghanistan); Babrak Karmal; (Former General Secretary of Afghanistan); Mohammad Najibullah X; (Former President of Afghanistan); 2007–present; Hibatullah Akhundzada; (Leader of Afghanistan); Ashraf Ghani; (Former President of Afghanistan); Hamid Karzai; (Former President of Afghanistan) Noor Wali Mehsud; (Leader of TTP); Fazal Hayat †; (Former Leader of TTP); Hakimullah Mehsud †; (Former Leader of TTP); Omar Khalid Khorasani †; (Leader of JuA)	1949–1950; Liaquat Ali Khan X 1960–1961; Fld. Mshl. Ayub Khan; (Former President of Pakistan) 1973–1992; Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto; (Former President of Pakistan); Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry; (Former President of Pakistan); Sheikh Anwarul Haq; (Former Acting President of Pakistan); Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry; (Former President of Pakistan); Zia-ul-Haq ; (Former President of Pakistan); Ghulam Ishaq Khan; (Former President of Pakistan) 2007–present; General Pervez Musharraf; (Former President of Pakistan); Muhammad Mian Soomro; (Former Acting President of Pakistan); Asif Ali Zardari; (Former President of Pakistan); Mamnoon Hussain; (Former President of Pakistan); Arif Alvi; (Former President of Pakistan); Asif Ali Zardari; (President of Pakistan)
Units involved
Afghan Army (Taliban forces); Afghan National Security Forces (until 2021) Afghan National Army (ANA); Afghan Border Police (ABP); Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (until 1992) Afghan Air Force 99th Missile Brigade; ; KhAD; Sarandoy;	Pakistan Armed Forces (Northern Command) Pakistan Army XI Corps; Frontier Corps; ; Pakistan Air Force;

Armed skirmishes and firefights have happened along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border between the Afghan Armed Forces and the Pakistan Armed Forces since 1949. A round of such fighting between the two countries began in April 2007.^[6]

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↑ "Cross-border attack : TTP militants storm border post in Mohmand". The Express Tribune. 2012-04-02. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
↑ "Pakistan-Taliban clash spill into Afghanistan". Voice of America. 31 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
↑ "5 soldiers killed as militants attack check posts in Mohmand Agency". 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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↑ "Afghan police officer killed in border clash with Pakistanis". Washington Post. 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019. For years, Afghanistan and Pakistan have accused each other of border infringements, but fighting has been rare.
↑ SATP (2020-09-29). "Persistent Tension On Afghanistan-Pakistan Border – Analysis". Eurasia Review. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-24.

[cross_border-1] "Cross-border attack : TTP militants storm border post in Mohmand". The Express Tribune. 2012-04-02. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-24.

[va-2] "Pakistan-Taliban clash spill into Afghanistan". Voice of America. 31 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[3] "5 soldiers killed as militants attack check posts in Mohmand Agency". 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

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[5] "Afghan police officer killed in border clash with Pakistanis". Washington Post. 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019. For years, Afghanistan and Pakistan have accused each other of border infringements, but fighting has been rare.

[start-6] SATP (2020-09-29). "Persistent Tension On Afghanistan-Pakistan Border – Analysis". Eurasia Review. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-24.

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