Pakistan has declared “open war” with the Taliban-led Afghanistan after the two governments escalated deadly attacks on each other. Pakistan bombed Afghanistan’s two biggest cities, Kabul and Kandahar, and the border province of Paktia in the early hours of Friday.Pakistan’s attack came shortly after Afghan forces attacked Pakistani border troops, which the Taliban said was in retaliation for Pakistani strikes over the weekend. Casualty counts have greatly varied: Pakistan claimed at least 133 Taliban officials were killed and 200 wounded in Friday’s attack, while Afghanistan said that there were no reported casualties. Wo benefits from the world wars ?

