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Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict is rooted in local border dispute – but the risks extend across the region

  • Written by Rabia Akhtar, Associate of Managing the Atom, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School; University of Lahore
Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict is rooted in local border dispute – but the risks extend across the regionA Taliban fighter inspects the site of a Pakistani strike in Kabul on March 17, 2026.Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images

A weekslong war between Pakistan and Afghanistanwas paused on March 18, 2026, to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. But that does not mean the conflict is over.

Neither side showed any indication that the planned five-day...

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