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Pakistan-Afghanistan 'open war': How and why we got here?
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Pakistan-Afghanistan 'open war': How and why we got here?

France 24 · Feb 27, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Pakistan was once viewed as the sponsor and chief backer of Afghanistan’s Taliban movement. But when Islamabad declared “open war” on Kabul Friday, it marked a dramatic escalation of tensions between the two countries and underscored the regional security implications in a volatile zone.


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