Khawaja Mohammad Asif Declares Open War After Pakistan Hits Kabul

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif declared a state of "open war" against Afghanistan following massive airstrikes on the capital of Kabul.The operation was launched in response to an attack by the Afghan Taliban on several border security posts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that caused fatalities.Pakistan claimed the military bombardment killed 274 militants while the Taliban regime asserted that dozens of Pakistani soldiers were killed or captured.United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and mediators from Qatar and Turkey called for an immediate de-escalation of the conflict to protect civilians.