Pakistani forces launched airstrikes against military targets in the Afghan capital, Kabul, as well as other provinces close to the border
Morning, Taz Ali here to bring you the latest developments in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes.
Pakistan has declared an “open war” against neighbouring Afghanistan after both sides traded deadly tit-for-tat cross-border fire last night with explosions reported in Kabul and other major Afghan cities.
Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq (roughly translated as “Righteous Fury”) against the Afghan Taliban in response to what it called “unprovoked firing” in multiple locations across the border. According to local reports, Pakistani forces launched airstrikes against military targets in the Afghan capital, Kabul, as well as in Kandahar and Paktia provinces close to the border.
“Our patience has now run out. Now it is open war between us,” Khawaja Mohammad Asif, the Pakistani defence minister, wrote on X.
