By Saeed Shah ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Border clashes over the weekend between Afghanistan and Pakistan led to the deaths of dozens of soldiers, the most serious clash between the two countries since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021,

KABUL (Pajhwok): A reliable source says the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has rejected three separate requests for visas to a high-level Pakistani delegation led by the country’s defence minister over the past three days to visit Afghanistan.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has started working on an alternate plan as serious doubts have arisen over Afghanistan's participation in an upcoming T20 Tri-Series amid military conflict between the two countries.

Pakistan, once a close ally of the Taliban, is now locked in fierce clashes along the Durand Line. Decades of proxy support have backfired, fueling TTP attacks and destabilising Pakistan’s own security.

The reversal exposes the collapse of Islamabad’s long-standing strategy of using Afghanistan as a buffer against India and highlights its growing loss of control over the very militants it once nurtured.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday condemned Afghan aggression, saying that Pakistan would not compromise on its sovereignty under any circumstances.