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Pakistan, Afghan forces exchange fire after airstrikes deepen tensions
Pakistan launched airstrikes killing over 70 militants in Afghan border provinces, with both sides blaming each other for starting the cross-border clashes this week.
- On Tuesday, Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanged fire along their shared border in the Torkham and Tirah sub-sectors, with each side accusing the other of initiating the clash.
- Pakistan says the strikes targeted militant camps inside Afghanistan to hit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Islamic State‑Khorasan hideouts, citing intelligence-based targeting and recent attacks on Feb 16 and Feb 21.
- Pakistani security sources say the weekend strikes killed at least 70 militants, the United Nations reported 13 civilian deaths in Nangarhar, and Pakistan targeted seven camps across eastern Afghan provinces.
- The strikes threaten a fragile ceasefire and mark the most extensive clashes since October, with Pakistan warning any further provocation would be met immediately and severely while leaders seek dialogue in Doha.
- Amnesty International South Asia called for a `thorough, independent, and impartial investigation` into civilian harm from strikes on Feb 21 and Feb 22, while analysts warned these exchanges risk undermining a Saudi-mediated initiative earlier this month.
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The authorities of both countries accused each other of armed confrontation.
Escalating Tensions: Pakistan and Afghan Taliban Clash
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The Frontier PostPakistan says Afghan forces opened ‘unprovoked’ border fire, warns of retaliation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday accused Afghan Taliban forces of opening “unprovoked” fire along their shared border and warned that any further aggression would draw a swift response. The latest exchange comes amid sharply rising tensions between the two neighbors following Pakistan’s weekend strikes targeting what it described as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Daesh
Pakistan, Afghan forces exchange fire after airstrikes deepen tensions
Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanged fire along their border on Tuesday, with each side accusing the other of initiating the clash, days after Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan strained already tenuous ties.
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