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Pakistan launches deadly strikes along Afghan border
Key takeaways
- Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan of harbouring terrorists who carry out attacks on its soil, a claim the Taliban government rejects
- Pakistan launched airstrikes and sent ground troops into Afghan provinces along its western border on Sunday, killing dozens of civilians, officials say.
- Afghanistan's Taliban government condemned the "cowardly act" and called it "a crime and atrocity".
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Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan of harbouring terrorists who carry out attacks on its soil, a claim the Taliban government rejects
Pakistan launched airstrikes and sent ground troops into Afghan provinces along its western border on Sunday, killing dozens of civilians, officials say.
Afghanistan's Taliban government condemned the "cowardly act" and called it "a crime and atrocity". At least 100 people have been killed or wounded, Taliban officials told BBC Pashto.
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