Afghanistan Claims to Repel Pakistani Airstrike on Bagram Amid Escalating Border War
In a stark reminder of regional volatility, Afghanistan reports thwarting a Pakistani airstrike on the strategic Bagram Air Base as cross-border conflict intensifies, exposing Washington’s lingering security gaps and the dangers of failed diplomacy.
As tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalate into open warfare, Kabul announced it successfully repelled an attempted Pakistani airstrike targeting Bagram Air Base, the former linchpin of U.S. military presence in the region. This latest episode marks the fourth day of increasingly fierce clashes that threaten to destabilize South Asia and expose the costly consequences of Washington's abrupt withdrawal and shortsighted foreign policy. The reported incursion by multiple Pakistani jets into Afghan airspace around dawn Sunday, met with anti-aircraft defenses from Afghanistan's forces, underscores the fragility of peace along this volatile border. Pakistan’s strike attempt not only violates Afghan sovereignty...
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