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Suicide attack kills 7 Pakistani troops near Afghan border, security officials say
The attack occurred during a fragile ceasefire and left 13 soldiers injured as militants targeted a military camp amid ongoing border tensions, officials said.
- 1- Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed and 13 injured in a suicide attack on a military camp in North Waziristan, near the Afghan border, according to Pakistani security officials. 2- The attack occurred during a fragile ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan, following intense cross-border fighting and Pakistani airstrikes that reportedly killed dozens and injured hundreds. 3- Militants rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the camp's boundary wall, while two others attempted to infiltrate and were shot dead, according to security sources. 4- The latest tensions were sparked by Pakistan's demand for the Afghan Taliban to crack down on cross-border militants, whom Islamabad blames for rising attacks from Afghan territory.
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Suicide attack kills 7 Pakistani troops near Afghan border, security officials say
Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in a suicide attack near the Afghan border on Friday, Pakistani security officials said, amid a fragile ceasefire between Islamabad and Kabul that paused days of intense fighting between the former allies this month.
·United Kingdom
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Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in a suicide attack near the border with neighboring Afghanistan, which has reported the deaths of 40 people in Pakistani airstrikes, officials said Friday.
·Amman, Jordan
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The ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan lasted less than two days.
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Total News Sources40
Leaning Left9Leaning Right9Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution36% Left, 36% Right
Bias Distribution
- 36% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources lean Right
36% Right
L 36%
C 28%
R 36%
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