Pakistan declares ‘open war’ with Afghan Taliban after morning strikes on Kabul, Kandahar
Pakistan bombed Afghanistan’s cities of Kabul and Kandahar on Friday, hours after Afghan forces attacked Pakistani border troops in what the Taliban government said was retaliation for earlier deadly air strikes. Both militaries said they killed dozens of soldiers in the border violence, which followed multiple Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan and clashes along the frontier in recent months. “Afghan Taliban defence targets were targeted in Kabul, Paktia [province] and Kandahar,” Pakistani...
