Taliban, Pakistan and Kandahar
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By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, March 13 (Reuters) - Pakistan bombed the fuel depot of private airline Kam Air near Afghanistan's Kandahar airport, the Taliban said on Friday, a significant escalation in the worst conflict in years between the neighbours despite China's efforts to mediate.
When Pakistan declared "open war" with Afghanistan in February 2026 and struck Taliban military installations in Kabul and Kandahar, it crossed a
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Pakistan has bombed a fuel depot of Kam Air, a private airline, near Afghanistan's Kandahar airport, as stated by the Afghan Taliban spokesperson. This incident represents a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between the neighboring countries.
The escape of nearly 500 inmates, most of them Taliban members, from Kandahar’s Sarposa prison is likely to push the security of Kandahar and neighboring parts of Afghanistan in a perilous direction. While the identities of the escapees and their ...