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.

Pakistan and Afghanistan have traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries. Follow The Hindu for more updates.

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Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have plunged in recent months. Land border crossings have been largely shut since deadly fighting in October that killed more than 70 people on both sides, before a fragile ceasefire was put in place. It was the worst fighting between the two countries since the Taliban took over Kabul in 2021.