Afghans who recently returned from Pakistan and residents near a key crossing expressed their fears of deadly border clashes on Friday, as smoke billowed from the mountains.The Torkham crossing has

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi accused the Afghan Taliban of deliberately targeting civilians, vowing that Pakistan’s armed forces had responded decisively. He said the country would not allow its security to be compromised and warned of serious consequences for further attacks.

Islamabad has declared "open war" on the Afghan Taliban government following renewed clashes along the shared border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The escalation came after Pakistan bombed Afghanistan's Kabul and Kandahar on Friday,