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Another 'Victim Card' Played by Afghan Taliban

A massive fire broke out early Saturday at around 4am in the Afghan-side market at Torkham, reducing more than 150 shops to ashes. According to sources, the fire was set by the Taliban to stage a narrative of a cross-border incident and portray themselves as victims. Several traders reported suspicious movements of armed Afghan personnel in the area shortly before the fire broke out. Afghanistan is aware that Pakistan does not carry out attacks …

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Local Taliban officials in Nangarhar say that a Pakistani missile attack on a commercial market in Torkham has caused 300 million Afghanis in damage to traders. Qureshi Badan, the head of information for the Taliban’s Information and Culture Department in Nangarhar, said that the attack took place at around 4:00 am this morning (Saturday, March 16). He added that the attack caused a fire in the commercial market, and more than 150 shops have bee…

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روزنامه اطلاعات روز broke the news in on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
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