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Pakistan and Afghanistan have declared a temporary pause in escalating fighting, two days after Kabul blamed Islamabad for a deadly airstrike in the Afghan capital that it said killed hundreds of people at a drug rehabilitation hospital. CBC | World News
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Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of deadly strike on Kabul hospital that it says killed hundreds
Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday, saying the airstrike had killed at least 400 people. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has seen repeated cross-border clashes as well as airstrikes inside Afghanistan. International calls for a ceasefire have gone unheeded. CBC | ...
Read More »Pakistan launches deadly airstrikes in Afghanistan as hostilities continue
Afghanistan’s Taliban government accused Pakistan’s military Friday of targeting homes in overnight airstrikes in Kabul and other areas of the country, saying at least six civilians were killed and more than a dozen injured, as fighting between the neighbours entered its third week. CBC | World News
Read More »Mahmood threatens Pakistan with visa ban as deportation rate reaches a shocking low
Amid rising tensions, the UK is considering drastic measures against Pakistan over asylum seeker returns. The numbers reveal a complex and pressing issue. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Pakistan and Afghanistan in ‘open war’: How we got here and what might happen next
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Read More »Pakistan is now in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan, defence minister says, after countries trade attacks
Pakistan’s defence minister said that his country ran out of “patience” and considers that there is now an “open war” with Afghanistan, after both countries launched strikes following an Afghan cross-border attack. CBC | World News
Read More »Pakistan strikes Afghan border; Red Crescent reports 18 dead
Islamabad said it carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan early Sunday, targeting what it called hideouts of Pakistani militants it blamed for recent attacks inside Pakistan. The Afghan Red Crescent Society said more than a dozen people were killed. CBC | World News
Read More »Pakistan forces kill 145 separatist militants in 40-hour battle
Pakistani security forces killed 145 militants in a 40-hour battle launched as a series of co-ordinated gun and bomb attacks across Balochistan left nearly 50 people dead, the province’s chief minister said on Sunday. CBC | World News
Read More »Suicide bombers kill 3 at Pakistan paramilitary headquarters
Three suicide bombers targeted the headquarters of a Pakistani paramilitary force on Monday, killing three personnel and wounding at least five, authorities said. CBC | World News
Read More »Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar says
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday. It follows more than a week of fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds. CBC | World News
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