Pakistan, Taliban Declare 'Open War' Amid Border Clashes
A severe military escalation has erupted between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban administration, with officials on both sides declaring an 'open war.' The conflict intensified after Afghan Taliban forces launched what they described as 'large-scale offensive operations' against Pakistani military positions along the border. The Taliban government claimed to have captured numerous outposts and killed dozens of Pakistani soldiers in retaliation for earlier Pakistani airstrikes. In response, Pakistan confirmed carrying out its own airstrikes, including near the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a key Taliban stronghold. Pakistani officials stated their patience had 'run out' and announced the commencement of 'Operation Ghazab lil-Haq.' Both sides have presented conflicting casualty figures, with the Taliban claiming up to 55 Pakistani soldiers killed—a claim Pakistan rejects—while Pakistan asserts its strikes have killed scores of Taliban fighters. The clashes have forced the closure of the critical Torkham border crossing, a vital trade and transit route, and prompted international concern. Russia, which maintains relations with both nations, has called for an immediate halt to the fighting and a diplomatic resolution. The situation remains volatile, with reports of gunfire and shelling along the border, even as the Afghan government expressed a desire for dialogue to resolve the conflict.
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Afghanistan launches large-scale offensive along Pakistan border in retaliation to airstrikes: Taliban - India Today
Afghanistan’s Taliban administration claimed its forces had captured one headquarters and 19 outposts along the Pakistan border, killing 55 Pakistani soldiers in what it described as heavy retaliatory offensive operations across multiple eastern provinces.
‘Open war’: Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban claim major casualties | Military News | Al Jazeera
Pakistan’s strikes came after Afghanistan said it had carried out “large-scale offensive operations against Pakistani military positions and installations on the border shared by the two countries on Thursday.
Pakistan says it is in "open war" with Afghanistan, launches strikes on Kabul - CBS News
An AFP reporter in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, where Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is based, said he heard jets overhead. The Taliban government confirmed the Pakistani air strikes, with spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid saying there were no casualties. Hours earlier, Mujahid announced "large-scale offensive operations...
Gunfire and shelling were heard ... the news agency AFP reported. The Torkham crossing, which connects the Pakistani city of Torkham and Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, is a key transport route for people and goods between the two countries. The land border between the two countries has mostly been closed since border clashes erupted last ...
Pakistan-Afghan 'war' LIVE: Taliban says it conducted drone strikes, Karachi on ‘high alert’ | World News
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz ... state news agency RIA reported, citing a Pakistani official. ... Russia urged Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday to halt cross-border attacks immediately and resolve their differences by diplomatic means. Russia is the only country to officially recognise the Taliban government of Afghanistan, and also has good relations with Pakistan. "Of course, the direct military clashes that have ...
Pakistan Afghanistan War Live Updates: Afghan govt says wants 'dialogue' to resolve Pakistan conflict - The Times of India
Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat, however, claimed “up to 55” Pakistani soldiers had been killed and that some had been captured — claims rejected by Pakistani officials. ... Pakistan has launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq against the Afghan Taliban regime following what it described as “unprovoked aggression”, according to state broadcaster PTV News. The operation comes after escalating border clashes ...
Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict LIVE: Pakistan declares 'open war', claims killed over 130 Afghan Taliban fighters in latest strikes - The Hindu
Pakistan carried out airstrikes ... the neighbours at “open war” following months of tit-for-tat clashes. Also Read | Pakistan claims to kill 70 terrorists in strikes on 7 terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan...
Pakistan’s defense minister says newest clashes with Afghanistan mean ‘open war.’ What’s happening? | CNN
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 declaring “open war” on its Taliban-run neighbor.
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