Afghanistan and Pakistan give differing accounts of cross-border airstrikes
Islamabad says 22 'terrorists' were killed in the latest round of airstrikes in Afghanistan, while Afghan officials have reported civilian casualties from the same strikes.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan have given differing accounts of the latest round of cross-border airstrikes, with Islamabad saying its forces killed 22 "terrorists" in Afghan territory while Afghan officials have reported that civilians were also killed in the strikes.
Pakistani officials said the airstrikes targeted militant hideouts used by groups they accuse of launching attacks against Pakistani security forces from across the border in Afghanistan. The strikes are the latest in a series of cross-border actions amid continuing tension between the two neighbouring countries over cross-border militancy.
Competing accounts
While Pakistani authorities have framed the strikes as a successful counter-terrorism operation, Afghan officials have said civilians were among those killed, though the exact death toll and the breakdown between combatants and civilians could not be independently verified from the available reports.
The exchange adds to a pattern of cross-border incidents between Pakistan and Afghanistan over the past year, with both sides periodically trading accusations over militant activity along their shared, mountainous border region.
Regional tensions persist
Relations between Islamabad and Kabul's Taliban-led administration have remained strained over Pakistan's allegations that militant groups operate from safe havens on Afghan soil, a claim Afghan authorities have repeatedly denied. Afghanistan has in turn criticised Pakistani strikes on its territory as violations of its sovereignty.
Neither side's figures on casualties from the latest strikes have been independently confirmed, and further details on the specific locations and circumstances of the airstrikes have not been made public.
Sources
- Afghanistan, Pakistan say civilians, 'terrorists' killed in latest cross-border airstrikes — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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