The explosions that shattered Kabul before dawn on Friday were not the opening shots of an unprovoked war. They were the sound of a neighbour’s patience finally snapping – and the first ominous notes of a conflict that could spiral far beyond anyone’s control. Residents described up to eight powerful detonations starting at 1.50am local time, homes shuddering, fighter jets roaring low overhead, then nearly an hour of gunfire echoing through the capital’s central districts. Similar strikes hit Kandahar – the spiritual heartland of the Taliban movement, where supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is believed to keep his austere court – and the southeastern province of Paktia.
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UPADTED – Pakistan launches ‘Operation Ghazab-lil-Haqq’; air strikes hit Nangarhar, 72 Afghan Taliban killed in border clashes
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UPDATED – Pakistan launches ‘Operation Ghazab-lil-Haqq’; air strikes hit Nangarhar, 58 Afghan Taliban killed in border clashes
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UPDATED – Pakistan says 44 Afghan Taliban killed, two troops martyred in border clashes after unprovoked firing
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UPDATED – Pakistan says 36 Taliban killed, two troops martyred in border clashes after unprovoked Afghan border firing
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