Pakistan declares state of ‘open war’ after bombing major Afghan cities
The Guardian World
by Jason Burke in London, Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Kate Lamb in SydneyFebruary 27, 2026
Wave of strikes comes after Taliban forces attack Pakistani border troops following earlier action from Islamabad
Pakistan has bombed major cities in Afghanistan including the capital, Kabul, with Islamabad’s defence minister declaring that the hostile neighbours were in a state of “open war” as a cycle of retaliatory attacks escalated further.
Witnesses in Kabul and Kandahar, the southern Afghan city, reported explosions and jets overhead until dawn, while the Taliban government said later that Pakistani surveillance aircraft were still flying over Afghanistan.
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Originally published on The Guardian World on 2/27/2026