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    Pakistan in an open war with Afghanistan, Pakistan defence minister says

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    ISLAMABAD, ‌Feb 27 (Reuters) - ​Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja ⁠Muhammad Asif said on Friday ​that the country ‌was in an "open war" with neighbouring ⁠Afghanistan, declaring ⁠that Islamabad's patience had run out as tensions ‌escalated overnight, with ⁠both ‌sides reporting ​heavy losses.

    "Our cup of patience ‌has overflowed. ​Now ⁠it is open war ‌between ⁠us and you (Afghanistan)," he said.

    (Reporting by ​Asif ‌Shahzad, writing by ⁠Sakshi Dayal; ​Editing by ​Himani Sarkar)

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