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Pakistani 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.
- Between February 26 and March 2, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said 42 civilians were killed and 104 wounded, urging an immediate halt to the fighting.
- Pakistan says its February air strikes targeted militants inside Afghanistan, and Afghan forces launched a border offensive, clashing along the frontier since Thursday.
- Fighting in Kandahar and neighbouring provinces saw clashes strike Kandahar, Zabul and Nangarhar, with Taliban forces capturing a Pakistani post and Pakistan reporting strikes on weapons sites and Bagram air base.
- The conflict displaced roughly 16,400 households and aid agencies warned that restricted movement has suspended aid operations, closed schools, and reduced humanitarian access in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- The clashes mark the worst fighting in years between the neighbours and both sides claim heavy losses while Reuters cannot verify claims, with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari warning Islamabad will not allow attacks from neighbouring territory.
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vijesti.meThe armies of Pakistan and Afghanistan continued today with mutual attacks along the border of the two countries, and the United Nations (UN) mission in Afghanistan warned that 42 people were killed in the conflict in the last week.
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.
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