Pakistan strikes Afghan capital
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
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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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.4 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:12.0 | I'm Keith Adams, and at five hours GMT on Friday the 27th of February, these are our main stories. |
| 0:18.9 | Pakistan has bombed the Afghan cities of Kabul and Kandahar |
| 0:22.2 | in response to cross-border attacks by the Taliban. |
| 0:25.7 | Netflix has backed out of its bid to buy Warner Brothers Discovery, |
| 0:29.8 | potentially clearing the way for its rival Paramount Skydance. |
| 0:33.9 | And the governing Labour Party in Britain |
| 0:35.7 | has suffered a historic by-election defeat |
| 0:38.1 | at the hands of the Green Party. |
| 0:42.7 | Also in this podcast, |
| 0:44.5 | the plaintiff in a landmark trial in California |
| 0:47.1 | on whether social media platforms are addictive for children |
| 0:50.3 | has been testifying about her use of Instagram and YouTube |
| 0:54.0 | harmed her mental health. |
| 0:56.0 | And... |
| 0:56.8 | They're so cute. I feel like the Pokemon characters are just really adorable. |
| 1:04.2 | You get attached to them and I think that's how people overseas started getting interested too. |
| 1:10.1 | 30 years of Pokemon. |
| 1:15.9 | We start in Pakistan where the Defence Ministry says it has declared open war on the Taliban |
| 1:21.9 | in Afghanistan with military jets bombing parts of Kabul, the capital, as well as the city |
| 1:27.1 | of Kandahar. |
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