Pakistan carried out air strikes on Afghanistan's major cities overnight, officials in Islamabad and Kabul said on Friday, sharply escalating months of border tensions between the Islamic neighbours.
The strikes targeted areas in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia after days of cross-border fire along the Durand Line. Both sides accused each other of starting the latest round of violence, with Islamabad declaring it was in an “open war” following retaliatory attacks by Taliban forces.
