Pakistan’s defense minister says latest clashes with Taliban mean ‘open war.’ What’s happening?
- Posted on February 27, 2026
- By CNN
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Pakistan’s defense minister says latest clashes with Taliban mean ‘open war.’ What’s happening?
Afghanistan and Pakistan are fighting again, trading deadly shelling and mortar fire across their rugged border, with Pakistan’s defense minister saying his country’s patience had “run out” and declaring “open war” on its Taliban-run neighbor.
