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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Munir Ahmed and Abdul Qahar Afghan

Pakistan’s president says Afghan Taliban forces crossed a ‘red line’ with drone attacks on civilians

Afghanistan Pakistan - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Pakistan’s president on Saturday warned neighboring Afghanistan’s Taliban government that it had “ crossed a red line ” by launching drone attacks on civilian areas in Pakistan and said the administration in Kabul has brought “grave consequences upon itself.”

The statement by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was the latest in what has become the deadliest fighting yet between the two neighbors. The cross-border clashes, which erupted late last month, have shown no signs of abating despite efforts by China and Turkey to broker a ceasefire.

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