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Qubad Wali with Zain Zaman Janjua in Islamabad

Pakistan Air Strikes Kill 46 In Afghanistan, Kabul Says

Border tensions are flaring between Afghanistan and Pakistan (Credit: AFP)

Pakistan air strikes in an eastern border region of Afghanistan killed 46 civilians, the Taliban government said Wednesday, whilst a Pakistan security official said the bombardment had targeted "terrorist hideouts".

The strikes were the latest spike in hostilities on the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with tensions escalating since the Taliban seized power in 2021.

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