Afghan Taliban Launch Border Strikes on Pakistan, Injuring Several After 28 Civilians Were Killed
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 30
Afghan Taliban Launch Border Strikes on Pakistan, Injuring Several After 28 Civilians Were Killed
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 30
Summary
Balochistan was hit by Taliban border strikes that injured several people, according to Afghan authorities, marking Kabul's retaliation against Pakistan after Sunday's air raids.
Four rudimentary drones were shot down by Pakistan's military, which warned any further provocation would draw a "befitting response" as neither side's casualty claims could be independently verified.
28 civilians were killed in Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan, the UN said, while Kabul put the toll at 36 dead and more than 160 injured, calling the attack an atrocity.
29 militants were killed in Pakistan's cross-border operation, Islamabad said, saying it targeted hideouts in Paktia, Paktika and Kunar after recent militant attacks inside Pakistan.
October's ceasefire has frayed as both sides revive accusations over militants and civilian deaths, after months of relative calm and repeated clashes since February.
As its decades-long Afghanistan strategy collapses, what options does Pakistan have left to counter the escalating terror threat from across its border?
As a million livelihoods vanish, can economic cooperation be revived without resolving the deep-seated security conflicts between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
With China now mediating, can the century-old border dispute finally be solved, or is a wider regional conflict looming?