News DeskLast Updated: 02 March 2026, 04:53 PM ISTShare The operation comes amid heightened tensions along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, with both sides accusing each other of recent airstrikes and cross-border attacks Smoke emits from Afghan side as trucks are parked along roadside following cross-border clashes between Pakistan and Afghan forces, at near Torkham border crossing point, Pakistan, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 (Photo: AP)Shkin, Paktika Province: The Afghan Defence Forces today, at 11:45 am, targeted and destroyed a defensive tank belonging to Pakistani militias in the Angor Post area of Shkin District, Paktika Province. The tank had reportedly been firing indiscriminate projectiles toward Afghan territory.