Overnight Airstrikes Escalate Violence After months of uneasy calm, tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have surged dramatically. Early Friday, Pakistan launched airstrikes on Kabul and other Afghan cities, declaring “open war” after Taliban forces attacked Pakistani border positions. Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Islamabad’s patience with the Taliban had “run out.” The Pakistani military reported that its Operation Ghazab lil Haq (“Righteous Fury”) killed 133 Taliban fighters and targeted key military sites in Kabul and Kandahar,…