Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange strikes and accusations
Kabul said it had killed 28 militants who had crossed from Pakistan; Islamabad rejected the allegations. Around the same time, a suicide bomber attacked a police post in Pakistan, and Pakistani forces carried out airstrikes on Afghan territory.
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· 9Афганистан заявил о ликвидации 28 боевиков в Нуристане
1При взрыве на полицейском посту в Пакистане погибли 11 человек
2Пакистанские силы ликвидировали боевиков афганского Талибана в Гулистане
3Пакистан нанёс удары по объектам талибов в Афганистане после атаки на полицейских
4Талибы заявили, что авиаудары Пакистана убили троих в Кунаре
5Возрождение «Аль-Каиды» усиливает атаки ТТП на Пакистан
6RFE/RL сообщает о вербовке Пакистаном бывших афганских военных для боёв в Белуджистане
7Афганские военные ликвидировали 28 боевиков в Нуристане
8Amnesty назвала авиаудары Пакистана по центру реабилитации в Кабуле возможным военным преступлением
9Key points
- The Afghan Ministry of Defense said it had killed 28 militants and wounded 32 in Nuristan who had infiltrated from Pakistan.
- Pakistan rejected the accusations as baseless and called on Kabul to take action against terrorists.
- A suicide bomber attacked a police post in Dera Ismail Khan, killing at least 11 people; the TTP claimed responsibility.
- Pakistani airstrikes on Kandahar, Paktia and Khost killed four civilians, according to the Taliban.
- Pakistani forces killed Afghan Taliban militants in Gulistan after strikes on 10 targets.
What happened
Pakistan's Ministry of Information rejected the accusations as baseless and called on Kabul to take action against terrorist groups. On Saturday, a suicide bomber attacked a roadside police post in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province: at least 11 people were killed and 30 wounded; Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility.
According to Afghan authorities, strikes on Kandahar, Paktia and Khost killed four civilians. The Taliban also reported an airstrike on Nurgal district in Kunar at around 4 a.m. that killed three members of one family and wounded four others. On the border near Gulistan, Pakistani forces reported killing several Afghan Taliban militants.
Why it matters
The UN monitoring group and regional analysts confirm that al-Qaeda has deepened its operational and ideological support for Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, enabling the group to intensify attacks on Pakistani targets.
Who's affected
In Afghanistan, civilians were the victims of the airstrikes: the Taliban reported three killed in Kunar and four in Kandahar, Paktia and Khost. In Pakistan, at least seven security personnel were among those killed in Dera Ismail Khan.
Previously
- Pakistani security agencies recruited former Afghan military personnel for counterterrorism operations in Balochistan.
- Amnesty International called for an investigation into Pakistan's March 16 airstrikes on the Omid rehabilitation center in Kabul as a possible war crime.
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- 2d agoПакистанские силы ликвидировали боевиков афганского Талибана в ГулистанеAl Jazeera English
- 3d agoПакистан нанёс удары по объектам талибов в Афганистане после атаки на полицейскихBBC World
- 6d agoТалибы заявили, что авиаудары Пакистана убили троих в КунареAl Jazeera English