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Abid Hussain

Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan spark Taliban warning of retaliation

The Taliban-led Afghan administration has promised retaliation after Pakistan launched air raids on Tuesday night inside Afghan territory [File: Shafiullah Kakar/AP Photo]

Islamabad, Pakistan – The Pakistani military conducted air raids in neighbouring Afghanistan late on Tuesday night, targeting hideouts of the Pakistan Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, armed group in Paktika province, according to security officials.

While no official statement was issued by Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs or military media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), sources confirmed to Al Jazeera that the attacks took place in the Barmal district of Afghanistan, near Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

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