Pakistan’s Deadly Airstrikes Shake Taliban Near Chaman Border
On Wednesday, several individuals were injured as protestors fought police in a demolition and clean-up exercise by Pakistan authorities in the Afghan Basti (village) or refugee camp at the outskirts of Karachi.
In the current border confrontation between Pakistan and Afghanistan, it is also learnt that Islamabad on Wednesday sent airstrikes in the city of Spin Boldak in Afghanistan. Local sources said at least 3 Afghan-Taliban posts on the border were hit, and they witnessed drones and aerial strikes.
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At least four of the Pakistani security officials were killed and four wounded in the attack. In the meantime, the Chief Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid reported that the Pakistani strike resulted in the death of 12 civilians and more than 100 people were wounded.
The conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated as it happened during last week when the Taliban government accused Pakistan of conducting airstrikes on an Afghan capital, Kabul, and a market in eastern Afghanistan. Islamabad had already taken strikes within Afghanistan, claiming militant hideouts.
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The Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said that Pakistan and Afghanistan were agreed on a 48 hour ceasefire following violence disputes that claimed several lives and injured many others. At the same time, a spokesperson of the Taliban group stated that Islamic emirate also instructs forces to adhere to ceasefire, which was reported by a news agency Reuters.
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