US EditionA Fire on the Frontier: The Escalating Tensions Between Pakistan and Afghanistan
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Pakistan has launched a military offensive against Afghanistan, with artillery attacks at various points along the border and bombings on the country’s main cities, including Kabul. This “open war” – in the words of Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif – is the latest outbreak of a conflict that has been confronting both neighbouring states for years. We go over the keys to this crisis.
For more than a century, the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been the scene of numerous conflicts and military skirmishes over generations; a plot...
A Fire on the Frontier: The Escalating Tensions Between Pakistan and Afghanistan
Another round of tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan is unfolding — and it is far more complex than a simple border dispute. The roots of this conflict lie in a tangled web of historical grievances, geopolitical rivalries, and competing national narratives. From the unresolved Durand Line issue to the legacy of jihadism, from sectarian fault lines to the economic ambitions tied to the Belt and Road Initiative, the story is layered and comb…
Afghanistan and Pakistan are back at war. The escalating tensions between the two countries in recent days have resulted in a series of attacks and bombings carried out in the early hours of Thursday morning, which, so far, have left nearly 270 Taliban fighters dead and have exacerbated tensions between India and Pakistan, the latter of which is accused of using the Taliban regime in Afghanistan as its base of operations. The bombings of the Afg…
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