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Pakistan carries out deadly airstrikes along Afghanistan border


Dozens of civilians reported dead by Taliban after latest violence between countries that fought war in February

Pakistani strikes in three eastern provinces of Afghanistan killed 36 civilians and wounded 163, the Taliban government’s deputy spokesperson said on Monday, as attacks between the two countries showed no sign of abating.

Pakistan’s information minister, Attaullah Tarar, said the operations on Sunday night were aimed at a terror group that his country blames for a deadly militant attack in Karachi that killed three security personnel over the weekend.

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Author : Hannah Ellis-Petersen and agencies

Publish date : 2026-06-29 06:37:00

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