Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Clashes: Heaviest in Years

0:00It's March 2nd. Here's your global news in two minutes. Afghanistan and Pakistan are locked in intense border clashes that entered a fifth day on Monday. Their militaries have traded strikes across the 2,600 kilometer frontier, marking the heaviest fighting between the neighbors in. Years? The conflict erupted after Pakistan's targeted militants inside Afghanistan, prompting Taliban rulers to launch retaliatory attacks on Pakistani sites. Afghanistan used jets to fire missiles at Taliban positions, even hitting Afghan government targets for the first time over claims that Kabul harbors anti-Pakistan fighters. Meanwhile, Afghan forces reported destroying a Pakistani tank in Pactica province and repelling jets near Bagram Air Base, the former main USS, outpost north of Kabul. Both sides claimed massive victories, with Afghanistan saying it killed over 100 Pakistanis and captured 25 posts while Pakistan. Reports downing 435 Afghan troops and destroying hundreds of vehicles and depots.

1:05These unverified numbers highlight the escalating toll, though fighting seems slightly less fears now. The violence fuels instability in South Asia, already tense from U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Qatar offered to mediate last week, and the Taliban expressed willingness to talk, but no progress has emerged amid regional distractions. Pakistan insists the core issue is simple. Afghanistan must stop sheltering militants from the Tariq-e, Taliban-Pakistan group behind attacks on. Islamabad, Afghan leaders deny this, calling Pakistan's problems internal, leaving little sign of de-escalation anytime soon. We'd like to thank our sponsor for making this episode possible. A pillow that plays your sound quietly, comfortably, effortlessly. Built for nighttime listening, S-O-L-I-SaliPillow.com.