New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Pakistan declared an 'open war' on the Taliban government in Afghanistan on Friday, hours after it carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces in 'retaliation' to Afghanistan's cross-border attack.

Afghanistan's Taliban government stated it conducted attacks on Pakistani military positions along their border in retaliation for Pakistani air strikes last week. This marks the latest escalation of violence between the neighbouring countries and raises uncertainty regarding the Qatar-mediated ceasefire.

For months, tensions have escalated between the two neighbours for months, with deadly border clashes in October killing dozens of soldiers, civilians and suspected militants. The violence followed ex...