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Pakistan says ‘patience has run out’ as it bombs Taliban across Afghanistan

World • 3d ago
Pakistan says ‘patience has run out’ as it bombs Taliban across Afghanistan
Al Jazeera's correspondent in Kabul reports explosions and anti-aircraft fire as Pakistan bombs the capital city. Pakistan has bombed Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, and other cities, as fighting spread following attacks by Afghan forces against Pakistani military positions along their shared border earlier. Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Friday that his country’s “patience has run out” with the Taliban authorities in neighbouring Afghanistan, and that Pakistan would now be waging “open war”. Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Kabul, Nasser Shadid, reported early on Friday that a bombing raid targeted the Afghan capital at 1:50 am local time (21:20 GMT), followed by a second air raid. Afghan anti-aircraft guns opened fire after the first raid and continued firing after the se...
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