Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif declared “open war” on Afghanistan after Pakistani airstrikes targeted sites in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia, with reports of multiple explosions in the Afghan capital.
Pakistani officials said the strikes hit “Afghan military facilities” and destroyed two brigade bases, though Afghan authorities have not independently confirmed the extent of the damage.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed a “crushing response” to any aggression, while Asif said Islamabad had no alternative and accused the Taliban of acting as “a proxy for India.”
Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry claimed 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed, several captured and 19 Pakistani posts destroyed; Pakistan rejected those claims and reported far lower casualties.
Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said two Pakistani soldiers were killed, while government spokesperson Mosharraf Ali Zaidi claimed heavy Afghan losses; none of the competing casualty figures could be independently verified.
Pakistan’s defense minister has declared “open war” on Afghanistan after the country’s military launched a series of airstrikes on targets in Kabul and other provinces.
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