Portal:Current events/2026 February 28
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* [[Red Sea crisis]] |
* [[Red Sea crisis]] |
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**[[Yemen]]'s [[Houthis]] announce the resumption of attacks on [[Red Sea]] shipping routes and on Israel in support of Iran. [https://apnews.com/article/iran-protests-us-aircraft-carrier-crackdown-yemen-e0a6b3c72775348c553ad185af5bfb20 (AP)] |
**[[Yemen]]'s [[Houthis]] announce the resumption of attacks on [[Red Sea]] shipping routes and on Israel in support of Iran. [https://apnews.com/article/iran-protests-us-aircraft-carrier-crackdown-yemen-e0a6b3c72775348c553ad185af5bfb20 (AP)] |
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*[[2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war]] |
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**Blasts rock [[Jalalabad]], including the [[Jalalabad Airport]] in the [[Nangarhar Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/02/28/blasts-rock-afghanistan-s-jalalabad-city-report (Al Arabiya)] |
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**[[Afghan Armed Forces|Afghan forces]] and [[Afghan National Police|police]] say that a [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] fighter jet has crashed in [[Jalalabad]], [[Afghanistan]], and that the pilot was captured alive. [https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2634764/7694 (''Arab News PK'')] |
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**The [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Pakistani Foreign Ministry]] denies claims that Afghan forces and police downed the pilot. The [[Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (Pakistan)|Pakistani Ministry of Information & Broadcasting]] confirms on [[X (social network)|X]] that no attack took place. [https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pakistan-says-afghanistan-jet-crash-claim-totally-untrue (Pakistan TV)] |
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'''Disasters and accidents''' |
'''Disasters and accidents''' |
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