Afghanistan, Qatar officials discuss regional issues in phone call

Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi held a telephone conversation with Qatar's Minister of State Affairs Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi to discuss the escalations with Pakistan.

The parties discussed a wide range of regional issues and paid special attention to the current situation in relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, Caliber.Az reports. 

د افغانستان اسلامي امارت د بهرنیو چارو وزیر، محترم مولوي امیرخان متقي، د قطر دولت د بهرنیو چارو وزارت کې د دولت له وزیر محترم محمد بن عبدالعزیز الخلیفي سره د ټیلیفون له لارې پر سیمه‌ییزو موضوعاتو، او په ځانګړې توګه د افغانستان او پاکستان ترمنځ د وروستي وضعیت په اړه خبرې وکړې. pic.twitter.com/w7i9pIB8A0

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Afghanistan (@MoFA_Afg) February 27, 2026

Pakistan and Afghanistan have entered what Islamabad’s defence minister calls “open war,” as Pakistan launched airstrikes on Taliban military targets in Kabul, Kandahar, and other provinces on February 27 following Afghan attacks on Pakistani positions along the Durand Line.

Both sides report heavy casualties and damage. Pakistan says it killed over 130 Taliban fighters and destroyed several Afghan posts, while Afghan authorities claim their offensive hit Pakistani military positions and caused losses.

By Sabina Mammadli