US EditionFighting resumes between Pakistan and Afghanistan after temporary ceasefire ends, killing 2
Fighting restarted after a week-long Eid ceasefire, killing at least two civilians and wounding eight in Kunar province, amid Pakistan's ongoing campaign against Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan militants.
- On Wednesday, renewed fighting erupted along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after a temporary ceasefire expired, with Afghan Taliban officials reporting that Pakistani artillery struck the Narai and Sarkano districts in Kunar, killing two civilians and wounding eight others.
- Both nations had agreed to a brief truce for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr following appeals from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar to halt hostilities after earlier Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan.
- Ziaur Rahman Speenghar, director at the information and culture department in Kunar, claimed Afghan forces destroyed three Pakistani military posts and killed one person, while a local Pakistani official accused Afghan forces of initiating the exchange.
- Separately, the Pakistani Taliban resumed attacks inside Pakistan after concluding their own three-day ceasefire, while Pakistan accuses Kabul of sheltering TTP leaders and the Afghan Taliban government denies the charge.
- Tensions remain high following a disputed strike on a Kabul drug rehabilitation hospital that Afghan officials claim killed more than 400 people, while Pakistan denies targeting civilians and asserts it struck an ammunition depot instead.
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Renewed fighting erupted along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Wednesday after a temporary ceasefire expired, killing at least two civilians and wounding others in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan Taliban officials said. Pakistan is continuing military operations against Afghanistan after the end of a temporary pause announced for the Islamic festival of Eid al-Fitr, the spokesperson of Pakistan's foreign ministry said on Thursday. Fig…
Fighting resumes between Pakistan, Afghanistan after temporary ceasefire ends, killing two
Fighting has reignited on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. A temporary ceasefire for Eid al-Fitr has ended. Pakistani forces fired artillery into Afghanistan's Kunar province. Afghan officials report civilian casualties and claim to have destroyed Pakistani posts. Pakistan accuses Afghan forces of starting the exchange. The Pakistani Taliban also resumed attacks inside Pakistan.
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Ceasefire Collapse: Renewed Clashes Erupt on Afghan-Pakistani Border
Fighting renewed on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after a ceasefire expired, leading to civilian casualties in Afghanistan. Afghan and Pakistani forces exchanged fire, with accusations of provocations from both sides. The clashes follow recent tensions over Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, and TTP attacks have resumed in Pakistan.
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