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A Taliban security personnel operating an anti-aircraft gun keeps watch for Pakistani airstrikes near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Feb. 27 in in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The ongoing escalation marks a shift into overt interstate conflict, though the most likely near-term trajectory is a sustained cycle of cross-border strikes and retaliation.

The ongoing escalation marks a shift into overt interstate conflict, though the most likely near-term trajectory is a sustained cycle of cross-border strikes and retaliation.

Afghan-Pakistan Tensions Erupt Into Conflict

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The ongoing escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan marks a shift into overt interstate conflict, and while the most likely near-term trajectory is a sustained cycle of cross-border strikes and retaliation rather than full-scale war, the conflict could worsen. 

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Afghan-Pakistan Tensions Erupt Into Conflict

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