Afghanistan, April 23 -- Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan remain strained, with recurring issues leading to heightened tensions. Recently, concerns escalated following airstrikes conducted by Pakistan in Afghanistan last month, and the subsequent assassination of a senior Taliban leader in Pakistan has intensified these worries.

On April 18, Mullah Mohammad Omar Jan Akhundzada, a senior member of the Islamic Emirate and close to the Taliban's supreme leader, was killed in Balochistan, Pakistan, by unidentified attackers. Akhundzada was visiting his family in Quetta during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays and participated in local mosque prayers. Holding Pakistani nationality, he resided in Quetta and also taught at a religious school i...