Pakistan declares 'open war' with Afghanistan as they trade deadly strikes

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan declared “open war” Friday on Afghanistan, after the two South Asian neighbors traded overnight attacks in a sharp escalation of their long-running dispute.

Both sides claimed to inflict heavy damage in the renewed fighting, which threatens to further destabilize a region where terrorist groups such as the Islamic State and Al Qaeda are trying to remobilize.

Tensions between the two countries, which share a 1,600-mile border, have been simmering for months as they struggle to maintain a Qatar-mediated ceasefire they reached in October, with occasional cross-border skirmishes.

Pakistan, which is struggling with a surge in militant attacks since the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021, says the attackers are using Afghanistan as a base. The Taliban, which seized power as the U.S. withdrew, denies harboring militants.

The latest violence began Thursday night when the Taliban launched what it called retaliatory attacks on military installations in northwest Pakistan.

 

 

more at https://www.nbcnews.com/world/afghanistan/airstrikes-hit-afghan-capital-kabul-hours-afghanistan-attacks-pakistan-rcna260882
 

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[Boiler 48,735]

All I cane do is wish both of them the best, may it be long and nasty.

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35 minutes ago, Boiler said:

All I cane do is wish both of them the best, may it be long and nasty.

it should be interesting to see how well the taliban uses what uncle joe left them.

[TBoneTX 49,335]

Agree 100% with Boiler.  Let's sit back and cheer.