US EditionPakistan and Afghanistan Claim Killing Dozens of the Other Side’s Troops in Relentless Fighting
The deadliest border clashes continue for nine days as Pakistan demands Afghanistan rein in militants; 56 civilians reported killed, UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis.
- On Friday, Pakistani and Afghan forces launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes, and Islamabad described the fighting as `open war`.
- Pakistan has said the clashes stem from accusing Kabul of sheltering the TTP, and since August 2021, Islamabad says its military operations will continue until Afghanistan takes verifiable steps.
- Afghanistan said its forces had killed 150 Pakistani soldiers, while 28 Afghan troops were killed, and UNAMA reported 56 civilians died inside Afghanistan, according to official statements.
- The U.N. mission in Afghanistan urged a halt, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered to mediate a ceasefire with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Wednesday.
- Repeated appeals from the international community have failed as the fighting is now in its ninth day, the border region remains largely inaccessible, and the clashes ended the October ceasefire brokered by Qatar and Turkey.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan claim killing dozens of the other side's troops in relentless fighting
Pakistan and Afghanistan are locked in intense border fighting. Both nations report inflicting heavy losses on enemy troops. This conflict marks the deadliest exchange yet between the neighbors. International calls for restraint have gone unheeded. The fighting continues unabated, escalating tensions in the region.
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