What is the Durand Line — and why is the British-era border at the heart of the Pakistan–Afghanistan conflict?

Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces early Friday, Afghanistan’s government spokesperson said, hours after Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan in the latest escalation of violence between the neighboring countries that made a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly shaky, news agency AP said. At least three explosions were heard in…

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‘Afghans will defend their beloved homeland’: Hamid Karzai slams Pakistan strikes on Kabul, amid ‘open’ war tensions

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Friday strongly condemned what he described as renewed Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan cities, asserting that the Afghan people would respond to any aggression with unity and courage. Karzai’s comments came after Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif declared an ‘open war’ on the Taliban government in Afghanistan on Friday, hours…

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What is Operation ‘Ghazab Lil Haq’? Pakistan’s strike that killed 100+ Taliban fighters along Afghanistan border

Pakistan on Friday launched a retaliatory operation in response to the alleged border attacks by the Afghan Taliban, saying it has killed over 130 Taliban fighters. ‘Operation Ghazab Lil Haq’, as Pakistan called it, commenced late Thursday night after the Afghan Taliban allegedly launched attacks on several border posts. Also Read | Pakistan, Afghanistan ‘war’…

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