Pakistan bombs Kabul: Why are Afghanistan and Pakistan fighting?

"Our cup of patience has overflowed. Now it is open war between us and you, Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on X. Pakistan called this Operation Ghazab lil Haq, which translates to righteous fury."

"On Friday, Pakistani officials said Afghan forces had attacked military positions close to the border, prompting Islamabad to launch air strikes on targets inside Afghanistan, including in the capital, Kabul, and in other cities. The first Pakistani strike occurred at about 1:50am local time on Friday."

"The declaration came hours after Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said Afghanistan was carrying out large-scale offensive operations against the Pakistani military along the Durand Line, which separates the two countries. This follows weeks of fighting along the countries' shared border, with both sides claiming that dozens of people have been killed."

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif declared open war against Afghanistan's Taliban authorities, stating that Pakistan's patience had exhausted. This declaration followed Pakistani air strikes on Afghanistan's capital Kabul and other cities, including Paktia and Kandahar provinces. The strikes were launched in response to Afghan forces attacking Pakistani military positions near the border. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed Afghanistan was conducting large-scale offensive operations against Pakistani military along the Durand Line. The escalation represents a significant intensification of tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban government since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, with both sides reporting dozens of casualties from weeks of border fighting.

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