Pakistan has launched air strikes on Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, and other cities, as clashes escalate along the two countries’ shared border. On Friday, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Islamabad’s patience had run out with the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan, declaring that the two countries are now at “open war”.

Afghanistan renews attacks against Pakistan along their border as minister declares 'open war' with Taliban.

After rising tensions over the past few days and longstanding disagreements, Pakistan bombed several Taliban targets in neighbouring Afghanistan. Both sides claim to have inflicted losses - and Pakistan warns its patience has run out.

Two key factors heavily weigh on the Pak-Afghan bilateral ties—the broader politics around Afghanistan’s historical rejection of the Durand Line, and the Afghan Taliban’s support for the TTP

Tensions between nuclear-armed Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban regime sharply escalated in late February, further heightening regional instability and raising concerns about the risk of a prolonged conflict.

Pakistan has announced it is now in an “open war” with the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan as it carried out major airstrikes on Afghan cities overnight, escalating months of simmering border tensions between the Islamic neighbours. The air and ...

After continued Afghan attacks on multiple sectors targeting Pakistani military positions along the Pak-Afghan border since February 24, Pakistan's retaliation through Operation Ghazab-Lil-Haq (The Righteous Fury) continues unabated.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military, backed by artillery and air power, struck more military installations deep inside Afghanistan overnight and into early Saturday, after Pakistan said it was in “open war” with its eastern neighbor. Pakistan ...