TORKHAM, PAKISTAN, 2026 Members of the Taliban, which currently controls Afghanistan, showed no mercy to the captured Pakistani soldier. During a brutal interrogation, they tortured him to death.
The victim
The Afghan-Pakistani conflict, which erupted at the end of February 2026, is an escalation of long-standing tensions along the border between the two countries. The fighting currently involves airstrikes, artillery fire, and cross-border clashes. Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harboring militant groups that attack Pakistan, but the Afghan side has long denied these claims.
