Pakistan declared “open war” with Afghanistan in a major escalation in fighting between the two countries, as both sides carried out cross-border strikes reaching as far as the Afghan capital and leaving at least dozens dead.
Pakistan declared “open war” with Afghanistan in a major escalation in fighting between the two countries, as both sides carried out cross-border strikes reaching as far as the Afghan capital and leaving at least dozens dead.
Pakistani soldiers patrol near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing in Chaman on Feb. 27. Photographer: ABDUL BASIT/AFP