Pakistan struck several sites in Afghanistan early Friday in what it calls an "open war." We look at what's driving the renewed fighting.

In our news wrap Friday, Pakistan's defense minister says his country is engaged in "open war" with Afghanistan, Israel's ...

Taliban fighters look up while manning an armed pickup truck at the Afghan side of the Ghulam Khan crossing with Pakistan in Khost province, Afghanistan, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Saifullah ...

The renewed violence between the neighboring countries stems from Pakistan’s accusations that Afghanistan’s Taliban government has harbored a militant group.

The airstrikes came hours after Afghan troops had attacked Pakistani border positions and follow months of worsening ...

Pakistan bombed major Afghan cities and declared "open war" after Afghanistan's Taliban rulers claimed an unprecedented aerial attack on Islamabad.

Afghanistan and Pakistan are fighting again, trading deadly shelling and mortar fire across their rugged border, with Pakistan’s defense minister saying his country’s patience had “run out” and ...

Pakistan's defense minister says there is a state of “open war” with Afghanistan. Khawaja Mohammad Asif's post on X on Friday was in response to fighting which has escalated into the most serious ...

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Pakistan bombed Taliban government targets in Afghanistan's major cities, a sharp escalation in clashes that the Pakistani defence minister described as "open war".

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Pakistan's defense minister says there is "open war" on the Afghan Taliban government after tensions between the two countries flared.