US EditionPakistani and Afghan troops clash, UN says 42 Afghan civilians killed
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan reports 42 civilian deaths and 104 injuries amid cross-border clashes and displacement of 16,400 households.
- 1- Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanged fire at several locations along their shared border on Tuesday, as the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan reported that 42 civilians have been killed during six days of fighting. 2- The two South Asian neighbors, once close allies, are now locked in their most intense clashes in years following Pakistani airstrikes on major Afghan cities last week. 3- The escalation has heightened concerns about a prolonged conflict in a region already strained by U.S. and Israeli military actions against Iran.
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Indirect bombardment and airstrikes hit residential areas in particular: the UN warns that the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is getting worse.
42 civilians killed, 104 wounded in Pak, Afghanistan crossfire so far, says UN
Islamabad has launched air-to-ground missiles at Taliban military sites over the last week, and even directly targeted the Taliban government in unprecedented, sustained strikes over allegations it harbours militants executing attacks on Pakistan from its soil. The Taliban has denied aiding militant groups.
Pakistani and Afghan troops clash, UN says 42 Afghan civilians killed
Pakistani and Afghan troops clashed at multiple points along their expansive border on Tuesday as the United Nations mission for Afghanistan warned that 42 civilians in the country had been killed so far in the six-day conflict.
Heavy Blasts Rock Kabul as Afghan-Pakistani Border Clashes Escalate
In Kabul, explosions were heard alongside anti-aircraft fire and gunfire throughout the city on Monday, March 2nd. This came as the Afghan Defence Ministry stated that “fighting is still ongoing” against Pakistani forces. The neighboring countries have clashed along the frontier since Thursday, February 26th, when Afghanistan launched a border offensive in response to Pakistani airstrikes. Afghan deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat stat…
Following the intensification of the conflict between neighbouring Afghanistan and Pakistan, more than 42 people have already been killed, according to the UN.
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