Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Clashes Escalate

0:00On March 2nd, Afghanistan and Pakistan militaries traded fire across their border on Monday, as clashes stretched into a fifth day. Both nations reported striking each other's posts amid rising tensions in South Asia. The fighting started when Afghanistan's Taliban government hit Pakistani sites in retaliation for strikes on militants inside Afghanistan. Pakistan then sent jets to fire missiles at Taliban positions, marking its first direct attack on the Afghan government. Dozens of people died on both sides and what marched the most intense border battle in years along their 1,615 mile frontier. Officials say the skirmishes threaten stability in a region already strained by other conflicts. Taliban forces claimed they destroyed a Pakistani tank in Pactika province, killed over 100 enemy troops, and seized more than 25. Posts. They also repelled Pakistani jets aiming for Bagram airbase near Kabul using anti-aircraft guns with no casualties reported. While the pace of fighting has slowed a bit, neither side shows interest in the escalating.

1:04This ongoing feud keeps the pressure on in an already volatile area.