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Why are Afghanistan and Pakistan fighting again?

NPR | By Betsy Joles

Published February 27, 2026 at 6:01 PM EST

Pakistan struck several sites in Afghanistan early Friday in what it calls an "open war." We look at what's driving the renewed fighting.

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