Pakistan conducts strikes in Afghanistan as PM vows forces are ready to 'crush' Taliban

Pakistan strikes the Afghan capital of Kabul as part of a wave of attacks across the country, according to a government official
As tensions flare, Pakistan's PM says the country has "the full capability to crush any aggressive ambitions", while the defence minister declares "open war" on the Afghan Taliban
A spokesperson for the Afghan Taliban says on X it has responded with renewed attacks against Pakistani troops - though the post has now been deleted
"We will retaliate if we are attacked, but we won't start clashes at the moment," a Taliban military spokesperson
Our South Asia & Afghanistan correspondent lays out how the latest flare-up in tensions has unfolded
Analysts tell that it is unlikely for the Taliban to fight a conventional war with Pakistan