Afghan officials said they had thwarted a Pakistani airstrike on the former U.S. base, Bagram airfield, amid an intensifying campaign that has targeted dozens of military sites across the country.

Afghanistan says it has thwarted an attempted Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base. The former U.S. military base is north of Kabul.

Pakistan says it has killed hundreds of fighters in Afghanistan after declaring “open war” on the Taliban. On Friday, Pakistan launched air strikes on Kabul and two other Afghan provinces, which it said targeted ammunition depots, Taliban military installations and militant hideouts.

U.N. officials urged Afghan authorities to rescind the decree, which also criminalizes criticism of the de facto leadership and their policies.

Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are expressing hope and concern over the U.S. going to war with Iran.

Pakistan has declared "open war" on Afghanistan after the Pakistani defense minister said patience has "run out" on repeated attacks by Afghan forces and the Pakistani Taliban. Pakistan launched a

Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan showed its overwhelming superiority in conventional warfare, but the Taliban have refined a lethal repertoire of guerrilla tactics.

Both sides have fired shots at each other