Is Pakistan setting up a buffer zone in Afghanistan?

Is Pakistan setting up a buffer zone in Afghanistan?

Tensions on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border are escalating amid claims of a Pakistani "security zone" and civilian casualties. Will calls for a ceasefire have any affect?

Pakistan Launches Strikes On Afghanistan Amid Rising Hostilities

Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have reached unprecedented levels, as major Afghan cities such as Kabul and Kandahar have been targeted by Pakistani drone strikes in an offensive against the Taliban government. Pakistan has justified its actions as necessary for its national security, as, according to the BBC, the country claims to possess “conclusive evidence” that the Taliban government of Afghanistan has supported its affiliate Tehr…