Pakistan in ‘Open War’ With Afghanistan After Airstrikes, Defense Minister Says

Pakistan in ‘Open War’ With Afghanistan After Airstrikes, Defense Minister Says

Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS

Summary:
On February 27, Pakistan conducted airstrikes targeting Taliban regime locations in Kabul and Kandahar, marking the first occasion Pakistan directly attacked the Taliban rather than alleged terrorist groups linked to them. The Taliban responded by launching an attack across the border into Pakistan late on February 26, which they said was in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan border areas on February 22. Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif described the situation as “open war” and claimed the Taliban had turned Afghanistan into a colony of India following NATO's withdrawal. A Taliban spokesperson confirmed that Pakistani forces carried out the airstrikes.


Mysterion Insights

Scripture: { "scripture_reference": "James 4:1-2 (NASB 1977)", "scripture_text": "What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members? You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. And you are envious and cannot obtain
"{ "scripture_reference": "James 4:1-2 (NASB 1977)", "scripture_text": "What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members? You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. And you are envious and cannot obtain"

Commentary:
{ "scripture_reference": "James 4:1-2 (NASB 1977)", "scripture_text": "What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members? You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. And you are envious and cannot obtain

Prophetic Trend:
{ "scripture_reference": "James 4:1-2 (NASB 1977)", "scripture_text": "What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members? You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. And you are envious and cannot obtain

Mysterion Prophetic Impact Rating: C - Measured   What does this mean?


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Source Excerpt:

Pakistan bombed Taliban regime targets in Afghanistan on Feb. 27 with Islamabad’s defense minister describing the situation as “open war.” The strikes hit the capital of Kabul and the city of Kandahar, where Taliban leaders are based. It was the first time Pakistan had attacked the Taliban rather than terrorists allegedly backed by them. The Taliban said it launched its attack across the border into Pakistan late on Feb. 26 in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan border areas on Feb. 22. Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said in a Feb. 27 post on X that the Taliban had turned Afghanistan into a colony of India following the departure of NATO forces.......

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Source: The Epoch Times

Posted on 02-27-2026 08:28

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