Afghanistan

On the night of March 16, Pakistani forces launched a massive attack on Afghanistan, hitting a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, killing over 400 people, the Taliban government has stated.

In an X post, Zabihullah Mujahid, the official spokesperson of the Taliban regime, confirmed the Pakistani attack, saying that Pakistani forces have bombed Kabul, Kandahar, Paktika, and other regions.

"A Pakistani fighter jet was shot down in the sixth district of Jalalabad city, and its pilot was captured alive," Taliban stated previously.

The development comes after the Taliban government on Friday said that it was open to negotiations, hours after Pakistan's strikes in its three provinces.

Pakistan' Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif accused the Taliban government of turning Afghanistan into a colony of India and being a proxy of India.

Pakistan’s Information Ministry said the operations targeted camps linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Islamic State affiliates.

The Trump administration will suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, including Pakistan, starting January 21. The move aims to prevent new arrivals from becoming a "public charge." While permanent residency applications are paused indefinitely, temporary tourist and student visas remain unaffected.

The relatives of those killed by the accused were reportedly offered the option of forgiveness and reconciliation, but they refused.