{"id":321721,"date":"2026-03-01T00:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T00:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-you-need-to-know-as-pakistan-declares-open-war-with-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T00:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T00:02:08","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-as-pakistan-declares-open-war-with-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-you-need-to-know-as-pakistan-declares-open-war-with-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to know as Pakistan declares &#8216;open war&#8217; with Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yO1dgGxksCw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What you need to know as Pakistan declares 'open war' with Afghanistan\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yO1dgGxksCw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pakistan has declared an &quot;open war&quot; with Afghanistan after launching what it described as retaliatory strikes against its neighbour, further ramping up tensions between the two Middle Eastern countries.<\/p>\n<p>Fighting between the two countries escalated into a serious armed confrontation before reaching an uneasy ceasefire back in October.<\/p>\n<p>The two countries share a long and complicated history, dating back to Pakistan&#8217;s creation in 1947.<\/p>\n<p>Bound by social, ethnic, and economic ties, relations have been volatile and at times descended into armed conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan has declared an &quot;open war&quot; with Afghanistan after launching what it described as retaliatory strikes against its neighbour, further ramping up tensions between the two Middle Eastern countries. 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