Afghanistan

Blasts in Kabul as Afghan Gov’t Says Responding to Pakistan Attacks

Explosions were heard in the Afghan capital Kabul Sunday, AFP journalists said, with the Taliban government saying they were responding to aerial Pakistan attacks.

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Afghanistan Says Pakistan Fighter Jet Down as Cross-Border Strikes Flare

A Pakistani fighter jet crashed in Jalalabad in Afghanistan's east, the Afghan military and police said on Saturday, after Islamabad launched air strikes on at least three cities in a flare-up of cross-border fighting.

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Pakistan Bombs Kabul in ‘Open War’ on Afghanistan’s Taliban Government

Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan, including the capital Kabul, on Friday, with Islamabad's defense minister declaring the neighbors at "open war" following months of tit-for-tat clashes.

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Afghan and Pakistani Forces Trade Fire at Border

Afghan and Pakistani forces traded fire at their border on Tuesday, officials on both sides said, while blaming each other for the outbreak of violence.

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Pakistan Launches Deadly Strikes in Afghanistan

Pakistan said it launched multiple air strikes targeting militants in neighboring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded.

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Tajikistan Says Four ‘Neutralized’ in Latest Incident on Afghan Border

Tajikistan said they "neutralized" four "terrorists" who crossed over from neighboring Afghanistan, state media reported.

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Afghanistan Says Working With Tajikistan to Investigate Deadly Border Clash

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said they were working with neighboring Tajikistan to investigate a border clash earlier this week that killed five people.

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Turkey Says Captured Senior IS Figure on Afghan-Pakistan Border: Report

Turkey conducted a major operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, capturing a Turkish man who held a senior role with the Islamic State.

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Pakistani Taliban Kill Six Soldiers in Checkpoint Attack

Pakistani Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in Pakistan's northwestern border area with Afghanistan, killing six soldiers.

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Four Civilians Killed in Fresh Afghan-Pakistan Border Clash

An overnight exchange of fire at one of the main Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossings killed four civilians, an Afghan official said on Saturday, in the latest flare-up since deadly clashes in October.

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