Rising Tensions as Pakistan Intensifies Airstrikes Inside Afghanistan
Pakistan carries out airstrikes inside Afghanistan with no letup in border fighting Pakistan has escalated its military campaign along the Afghanistan border, launching deeper airstrikes amid ongoing clashes that show no signs of easing. According to multiple reports, Pakistani forces—supported by artillery and air power—have struck targets across several Afghan provinces, including Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia, following a series of cross‑border attacks. The situation has rapidly deteriorated into what Pakistani officials are calling an “open war,” with Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stating that the country’s patience has run out after repeated assaults on its border troops. Afghan authorities, meanwhile, claim to have inflicted significant losses on Pakistani forces and even reported the downing of a Pakistani fighter jet in Jalalabad. Both sides accuse the other of harboring militants and provoking the conflict, deepening mistrust between the neighboring nations....
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