--- title: Pakistan and Afghanistan are At War. description: "Pakistan bombs Kabul. Taliban fighters cross the Durand Line. Airstrikes, rocket fire, cyberwarfare—and two bitter neighbors now on the brink of open war. Here’s how a border clash spiraled into regional crisis. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? 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Taliban fighters cross the Durand Line. Airstrikes, rocket fire, cyberwarfare—and two bitter neighbors now on the brink of open war. Here’s how a border clash spiraled into regional crisis. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@politicalfronts Simon on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ References https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-afghanistan-militants-strikes-border-b849ad97b462de8067d1b7f20ffd9f9e https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/gunmen-kill-five-policemen-northwest-pakistan-police-say-2026-02-24/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-wary-militant-attacks-after-afghanistan-air-strikes-2026-02-25/ https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-airstrikes-513791ef82fb8c2e4acce08c2b80c41a https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/27/afghanistan-pakistan-strikes-kabul https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/26/afghanistan-says-it-launches-attacks-against-pakistan https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j5qx9n887o https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260226-pakistan-vows-immediate-response-after-afghanistan-launches-retaliatory-attacks https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-taliban-report-attacks-along-pakistani-border/a-76143355 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/27/pakistan-warplanes-bomb-kabul-as-clashes-with-afghanistan-intensify https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/27/live-kabul-bombed-as-pakistan-declares-open-war-on-afghanistan https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/afghanistan-pakistan-clash-tension-border-the-hindu-live-updates/article70681565.ece https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2027190477594775799 https://x.com/Qaisalamdar/status/2027166184571814120 https://x.com/SecKermani/status/2027145135654420647 https://x.com/shanaka86/status/2027151248714334372 https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2027147477359661341 https://x.com/AFP/status/2027177349746159923 https://x.com/spectatorindex/status/2027169262025187766 https://x.com/ruslantrad/status/2027138670470332826 --- Full analysis is behind the paywall. 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