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;Resize=(620)) Pakistan's defence minister said that his country ran out of "patience" and considers that there is now an "open war" with Afghanistan, after both countries launched strikes following an Afghan cross-border attack.
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;Resize=(620)) The U.S. Embassy in Israel on Friday told its staff that it could leave the country and urged anyone considering departure to do so immediately, as the threat of an American strike on Iran looms.
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Bombings by Pakistan are the most significant development in tensions between the two neighbours - though the physical impact remains unclear.
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Pakistan declared "open war" on Afghanistan on Friday after the two South Asian neighbors traded overnight attacks, with both sides claiming to inflict heavy damage in a sharp escalation of their long-running dispute.
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Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces early Friday, Afghanistan's government spokesperson said.
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