In a declared “open war,” Pakistan launched overnight airstrikes in Afghanistan, heavily bombing multiple key cities, including Kabul and Kandahar, and claiming that 133 people were killed in what Islamabad called a “strong and effective” retaliation for “unprovoked firing” from across the border.
The strikes came after Afghanistan claimed it had killed 55 Pakistani troops earlier along the Durand Line, the contested border between the two neighbouring countries.
