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Pakistan Strikes Afghan Border Camps; 18 Civilians Dead
Pakistan launched intelligence-based strikes on seven militant camps targeting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Islamic State Khorasan, killing dozens of militants amid escalating border tensions.
- On Sunday, Pakistan launched airstrikes along the Afghanistan border targeting seven camps, while Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said dozens were killed and wounded in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces.
- Pakistan's Information Minister said the strikes were a retributive response to recent suicide bombings, including the Islamabad mosque attack that killed 31, and the Bajaur district attack that martyred 11 soldiers.
- Nangarhar province and Paktika province were reported hit, with a madrassa and civilian homes struck; the Afghan Red Crescent Society said more than a dozen died and Mawlawi Fazl Rahman Fayyaz confirmed 18 killed.
- Kabul condemned the raids as breaches of sovereignty, and Afghanistan's defence ministry warned it would deliver an appropriate and calculated response while Pakistan's military said operations would continue irrespective of location.
- Pakistan said the targets belonged to the TTP and ISKP, urging the international community to press the Taliban to honor Doha commitments amid rising violence since 2021.
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The Batesville Daily GuardPakistan claims to have killed at least 70 militants in strikes along the Afghan border
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military killed at least 70 militants in strikes along the border with Afghanistan early Sunday, targeting what it described as hideouts of Pakistani militants it blamed for recent attacks inside the country, the deputy interior minister said. Kabul rejected the claim. Talal Chaudhry, Pakistan’s deputy interior minister, offered no evidence […]
Pakistan Carries Out Deadly Strikes In Afghanistan Amid Rising Tensions
What happens when a fragile peace begins to crack? Overnight, tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan took a sharp—and deadly—turn.Pakistan launched air strikes across the border, saying it was targeting militant hideouts. They were linked to groups like Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and Islamic State-Khorasan Province.Officials called it a “retributive response” to recent suicide bombings inside Pakistan.But the Taliban tells a very different st…
Pakistan said it had carried out several overnight air strikes on armed groups on the Afghan border that were blamed for recent suicide attacks in Pakistan. Afghan authorities said at least 18 people were killed.
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