Afghan Taliban attacks met with retaliatory Pakistani military strikes on Kabul, Kandahar

The Taliban claimed to have captured several Pakistani checkpoints in border areas, killing and capturing soldiers. Pakistan meanwhile said it launched "strong and effective response" with explosions reported in Kabul.

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...

By Agence France-Presse