Afghanistan Pakistan Tensions Live Updates: The latest escalation of violence between the neighbouring countries makes a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly shaky. The Pakistani defense minister didn’t mention the ceasefire.
Afghanistan Pakistan Conflict Live Updates: Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said on Friday (February 27) that the country was in an “open war” with neighbouring Afghanistan, declaring that Islamabad’s patience had run out as tensions escalated overnight, with both sides reporting heavy losses.”Our cup of patience has overflowed. Now it is open war between us and you (Afghanistan),” he said.
In a post on X, Asif said, “Pakistan had hoped for peace in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO forces and expected the Taliban to focus on the welfare of the Afghan people and regional stability… Our patience has now run out. Now it is open war between us,” he said.
The latest escalation of violence between the neighbouring countries makes a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly shaky. The Pakistani defence minister didn’t mention the ceasefire.
