00:00The drums of war are beating along the Afghan-Pakistani border, exchanged airstrikes and threats
00:08of an open war between Islamabad and the Taliban authorities.
00:14The escalation erupted after the Taliban government announced the launch of large-scale offensive
00:20operations against Pakistani military positions along the border, describing them as retaliation
00:27for earlier airstrikes.
00:31Islamabad did not wait long.
00:33Pakistan launched a military operation dubbed Righteous Fury, carrying out intense air raids
00:40targeting Kabul and other Afghan areas, claiming it destroyed Taliban military facilities.
00:46In response, Kabul described the strikes as cowardly and vowed retaliation.
00:53This marks the most severe escalation in months, following a series of cross-border crimes.
01:00clashes and air raids, amid Pakistani accusations that the Taliban have failed to curb armed
01:06groups launching attacks inside Pakistan from Afghan territory.
01:11Allegations the movement denies.
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