Rob Watson, BBC UK political correspondent, explains the shock by-election upset and its implications for British politics. Cathy Gannon, former AP News Director for Pakistan and Afghanistan, analyses escalating Pakistan-Afghanistan strikes, claims about militants and regional risks. They discuss unfolding border clashes, rising tensions and wider geopolitical consequences.
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Tit for Tat Escalation Risks Wider Regional Conflict
Pakistan and Afghanistan are locked in a dangerous tit-for-tat escalation with Pakistan carrying out air strikes on Kabul and Kandahar.
Cathy Gannon explains strikes follow months of border clashes and Pakistan blaming Afghan soil for Pakistani Taliban safe havens, risking wider regional conflict.
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Shifting Alliances Make Local Clashes Highly Volatile
Regional alliances and proxy use complicate the Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict and raise stakes because both countries and neighbours use militants strategically.
Cathy Gannon notes Afghanistan's closer ties to India, the nuclear-armed context, and use of proxies increase risk of broader involvement.
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Video Shows Palestinian Boy Shot And Medics Blocked
The BBC obtained CCTV and eyewitness accounts showing a 14-year-old Palestinian boy, Jad Jadalla, shot and left without apparent first aid.
Joel Gunter describes footage where a soldier appears to drop an object by Jad and medics were blocked at gunpoint from reaching him.
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Pakistani military jets have hit targets inside Afghanistan, bombing parts of Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia, as open military conflict surged between the two countries. Pakistan's Defence Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, said Islamabad's patience had run out and declared the neighbours at "open war" following months of tit-for-tat clashes and heavy losses for both sides. Islamabad accuses Afghanistan of failing to act against militant groups that carry out attacks in Pakistan, which the Taliban government denies.
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