Pakistan launched strikes on Taliban government forces in Afghanistan’s major cities of Kabul and Kandahar overnight, the first time it has directly targeted its former allies, and described the situation as “open war,” raising tensions in a volatile, nuclear-armed region. It was the first time Islamabad has attacked the Taliban rather than militants allegedly backed by them, a stark rupture in ties between the Islamic neighbors. Video showed a hospital in Nangahar, Afghanistan, filling up with wounded following the attack. In response, an Afghan Taliban military convoy was seen moving toward the border area, and claimed to have captured several Pakistani army posts.
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