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Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif has declared that there’s now an “open war” between Pakistan and Afghanistan, following months of tit-for-tat clashes.
Pakistan bombed Afghani cities, including capital Kabul, on Friday, hours after Afghan forces attacked Pakistani troops, in, what the Taliban said, was retaliation for earlier Pakistani air-strikes.
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated sharply, following cross-border airstrikes and military-exchanges along the Durand Line, which is the de-facto border between the two.
The Afghan Ministry of Defence said that eight Afghan soldiers were killed in the clash, and, many civilians were injured, near the Torkham crossing, at a camp for refugees who have returned from Pakistan.
The Taliban confirmed the Pakistani air-strikes but its spokesperson denied any casualties.
