Pakistan and Afghanistan escalate conflict, with unpredictable consequences

Islamabad launched airstrikes on Kabul, Kandahar, and southeastern Afghanistan on Friday in retaliation for an attack the previous day against Pakistani military bases. Pakistan has accused Afghanistan of harboring Pakistani Taliban responsible for numerous attacks on its territory.

Η σύγκριση των στρατών του Πακιστάν και των Ταλιμπάν του Αφγανιστάν – Τι σημαίνει η δήλωση του Ισλαμαμπάντ για «ανοιχτό πόλεμο»;

Οι διασυνοριακές συγκρούσεις μεταξύ Πακιστάν και Αφγανιστάν εντάθηκαν κατά τη διάρκεια της νύχτας, με τις δύο πλευρές να αναφέρουν βαριές απώλειες και τον υπουργό Άμυνας του Πακιστάν να δηλώνει ότι η χώρα του βρίσκεται σε «ανοιχτό πόλεμο» με τη γειτονική της χώρα. Τι όμως σημαίνει η δήλωση αυτή; Πρόκειται για μια «πολύ σοβαρή εξέλιξη» και το Ισλαμαμπάντ στέλνει το μήνυμα ότι θέλει να «τιμωρήσει» τους Αφγανούς Ταλιμπάν, τους οποίους κατηγορεί ότι υποστηρίζουν τους μαχητές που ευθύνονται για τι...

Pakistan izveo napade na Kabul i druge avganistanske oblasti, ministar odbrane: Vodi se otvoreni rat

Pakistanski ministar odbrane izjavio je jutros da je njegova zemlja izgubila "strpljenje" i da smatra da je sada u "otvorenom ratu" sa susednim Avgani

'Clashes still continuing' on parts of Pakistan-Afghanistan border

The situation remains tense and clashes are continuing along some parts of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, reports France 24's correspondent Shahzaib Wahlah, after Afghanistan launched a cross-border retaliatory attack on Pakistan overnight that saw Islamabad hit back with airstrikes on Kabul.

By FRANCE24

Where do Pakistan, Afghanistan go from here

When states escalate, they are usually clear about their capacity and objectives. The Afghan Taliban, however, appeared to abandon that principle at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border last night, triggering an intense military confrontation — including airstrikes and artillery exchanges — across the Durand Line as well as deep into Afghan territory. The immediate backdrop of these tensions is not new. Islamabad has for years maintained that the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a Pakistani terro...

By none@none.com (Baqir Sajjad Syed)

Why tensions are flaring again between Afghanistan and Pakistan

Pakistan carried out air strikes on Afghanistan's major cities, escalating months of border clashes.

Kínverjar uggandi vegna átaka Afganistan og Pakistan

Kínverjar segist mjög uggandi vegna átaka á milli Afganistan og Pakistan en her Pakstians gerði í nótt loftárásir á helstu borgir Afganistan, þar á meðal höfuðborgina Kabúl.