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Pakistan declares open war - Airstrikes hit Kabul

Pakistan declared 'open war' on Afghanistan after overnight airstrikes struck Kabul and other cities The defense minister said patience had run out as both sides traded strikes raising the risk of a wider regional escalation

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"cannot in good conscience accede" — Dario Amodei

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