Islamabad launched military strikes on its western neighbor early on Friday, allegedly in response to cross-border fire by Kabul
Nuclear-armed Pakistan has made an open declaration of war against former ally Afghanistan, its western neighbor that has resisted NATO occupation for years, and has sought to drag its archrival India into an escalating conflict.
Islamabad said the latest escalation of violence between the estranged neighbors was triggered after Afghan Taliban forces opened fire on its border positions late Thursday, killing two Pakistani soldiers and wounding three others.
During the NATO occupation of its western neighbor, Pakistan…
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