Afghanistan has signalled openness to negotiations after Pakistan carried out airstrikes on Kabul, Kandahar, Paktia, and other cities, with Pakistan`s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif declaring "open war" against the Taliban-led administration. Fighting continued along the border with both sides reporting significant casualties

Cross-border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalated sharply on Friday as Islamabad carried out airstrikes in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia, with Pakistan`s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif declaring "open war" against the Taliban-led administration. Afghanistan condemned the strikes as cowardly and claimed 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed