War breaks out between Pakistan and Afghanistan

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1. >Each side said it inflicted far higher casualties on the other side, without providing evidence. Pakistan said it had killed more than 200 Afghan Taliban and allied fighters, while Afghanistan said that it had killed 58 Pakistani soldiers.

   Not this shit again lmfao this is like what happened with the India-Pakistan airstrikes.

2. Afghanistan is really the land of well funded militia groups and their off shoots, blowing back against the external forces that supports them.

3. It’s a border clash for now, not a war. A much more accurate headline would be “Border guards from both nations killed as Afghanistan retaliates to Pakistani anti-terrorism missile strikes”.

   Although it’s admittedly less catchy…

4. Isn’t it a bit sensational to refer to these border clashes as a war?

5. >Dozens of fighters have been killed in border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
   The Pakistan military said 23 of its soldiers were killed in the clashes on Saturday, while the Taliban said it lost nine.

   Isn’t it pretty sensational to refer to these border clashes as a “war”?

6. This is not war. Stop spreading or supporting misinformation.

   Border clonflict is the correct term, or a clash, that does not mean war in the Middle East, i’m not sure if people writing and reposting these “news” know anything about how it works in the Middle East at all.

7. To be honest, the threshold for war or conflict is vague because the mechanisms used to decide the start of a war, which is a declaration of war being sent to another country is no longer used. Increased operational tempo and kinetic action is just the key indicator for a war or conflict to be declared in media.

8. Archive link here:

   https://archive.ph/dYEBM

   I agree with the earlier comment that this is a series of border clashes, not a full-scale war.

   Remember, the Telegraph is infamous for sensational headlines.

   *Is this comment long enough for the automod yet? I’m not sure. Qwertyuiop asdfghjkl zxcvbnm.*

9. These are likely tribal military forces on both sides rather then state armies. Governance on the periphery requires concessions be made to local communities in terms of administration and possession of weapons. I presume both sides, although more Afghanistan, are having trouble controlling the actions of these forces outside central command structures. 

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