Afghanistan, Nov. 24 -- Pakistan's airstrikes on Kabul signal a decisive shift in regional security policy, aiming to establish strong deterrence and curb escalating cross-border militancy.
Pakistan's recent airstrikes on Kabul have reportedly alarmed the Taliban leadership and created what security sources describe as a "new deterrence." According to The Express Tribune, the strikes marked a major shift in Islamabad's counterterrorism strategy and signaled its readiness to act beyond the Durand Line.
The action was intended to curb the rising wave of terrorist attacks inside Pakistan. Officials quoted in the report say that targeting the Afghanistan capital was meant to send an unmistakable message to the Taliban: Pakistan will not limit...