Pakistan conducted airstrikes on ten sites in Afghanistan on September 22 in retaliation for drone attacks by Taliban forces on a Pakistani border post. The strikes targeted the southeastern province of Khost; Taliban sources claimed civilians were killed, while the governor's office reported no casualties.
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Pakistan said early Thursday that it had carried out airstrikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan a day earlier, a sharp escalation in recent fighting between the neighbors that threatens mediation efforts.
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Pakistan says it launched air strikes on Afghanistan over drone attacks Reuters
Pakistan said it thwarted attacks launched from Afghanistan before retaliating with aerial and drone strikes at ten locations across the neighboring country.
Strikes carried out in southeastern province of Khost cause no casualties, governor's office says.
Pakistan launched air strikes Thursday on 10 sites in Afghanistan in what Islamabad said was a retaliation for a drone attack by Afghanistan's Taliban forces on a border post. A Taliban government spokesman denied the allegation and said Pakistan's latest strikes killed four civilians in Afghanistan's southern and eastern provinces.
Pakistan says it carried out airstrikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan a day earlier. An Afghan government spokesperson said the airstrikes killed four civilians and struck the southern and…
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Pakistan targets Afghanistan after accusing Kabul of attacks #Afghanistan #DonaldTrump #Taliban #Kabul #Pentagon #USForces #Iraq #Iran #Turkey #AlQaeda #ISIS #AfghanUlemaCouncil #NATO #Pakistan apnews.com/video/pakist... Pakistan said it carried out airstrikes early Thursday on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan a day earlier, a sharp escalation