US EditionPakistan Launches Strikes on Afghanistan, with Taliban Saying Dozens Killed
Pakistan conducted overnight airstrikes targeting seven militant camps after recent attacks; Afghan officials report dozens killed, including 12 children, amid rising border tensions.
- Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said Sunday it carried out intelligence based selective targeting of seven terrorist camps and hideouts in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, killing and wounding dozens including women and children.
- Pakistan justified the strikes as retaliation after a suicide blast at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad earlier this month that killed at least 40 and wounded more than 160.
- An AFP journalist in Nangarhar's Bihsud district saw bulldozers searching rubble after airstrikes killed 17, including 12 children, while officials said about 20 family members died in Shahabuddin's home.
- The Taliban's defence ministry condemned the strikes as a `blatant violation of Afghanistan's territorial integrity` and Kabul vowed an `appropriate and measured response`, raising fears of escalation.
- They share a 1,600-mile border, and recent mediation efforts by Saudi Arabia and regional ceasefires have yet to produce a lasting deal, Taliban authorities said.
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Pakistan said on Sunday it had carried out several air strikes against militants in neighboring Afghanistan, where the local government said dozens of people were killed and wounded, including children.
According to Islamabad, the attacks are a response to the recent wave of suicide attacks on its territory. At least 17 people were killed and five others injured in the bombings launched by Pakistan earlier this Sunday in eastern Afghanistan, according to the first balance sheet provided by the Taliban authorities. “As a result of last night’s aggression by Pakistani militias in the Behsood district of this province, 17 civilians, including 11 c…
Pakistan launches airstrikes on Afghanistan, dozens reportedly killed
Pakistani forces have carried out airstrikes in several areas of eastern and southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, reportedly killing dozens. Kabul has vowed an “appropriate and measured response” raising fears of a major escalation between the two Muslim nations. The Afghan news channel TOLO News wrote on X following the attacks: “Sources told TOLOnews that following […] The post Pakistan launches airstrikes on Afghanistan, dozens reportedly kill…
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