Pakistan says 22 fighters killed in airstrikes on Afghanistan; Kabul reports civilian deaths
Pakistani officials say the strikes targeted fighters in Afghanistan, while Kabul says nine women and children were among those killed in Kunar and Helmand provinces.
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Pakistan said air attacks it carried out inside Afghanistan killed 22 fighters, according to Al Jazeera, as the two neighbouring countries continue to trade accusations over cross-border strikes.
Afghan officials in Kabul gave a markedly different account of the same attacks, saying the strikes on Kunar and Helmand provinces killed nine women and children.
The conflicting casualty figures reflect the broader dispute between Islamabad and Kabul over the strikes, with each side characterising the targets and the toll differently. Pakistan has in recent months carried out a number of cross-border air operations it says are aimed at armed fighters operating from Afghan territory, while Afghan authorities have repeatedly accused Pakistan of killing civilians in the process.
Neither side's figures could be independently verified, and it remains unclear how many, if any, of those killed were combatants as opposed to civilians caught up in the strikes.
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- Pakistan says 22 fighters killed in air attacks on Afghanistan — Al Jazeera — All
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