Pakistan declares ‘open war’ with Afghanistan’s Taliban after striking Kabul and Kandahar

Pakistan has bombed Afghanistan’s cities of Kabul and Kandahar. The February 27, 2026, air strikes came hours after Afghan forces attacked Pakistani border troops in what the Taliban government said was retaliation for earlier deadly attacks. Both militaries said they killed dozens of soldiers in the border violence, which followed multiple Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan and clashes along the frontier in recent months.