ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif announced Friday that his nation has entered into an “open war” with Afghanistan, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions between the neighboring countries as both sides reported substantial casualties from overnight fighting.
Speaking from Islamabad on February 27th, Asif declared that Pakistan’s tolerance for the situation had reached its breaking point.
“Our cup of patience has overflowed. Now it is open war between us and you (Afghanistan),” he stated.
The minister’s stark announcement comes amid deteriorating relations between the two countries, with tensions reaching a boiling point following recent cross-border incidents that resulted in heavy losses on both sides.
