Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed as Islamabad, Kabul trade accusations
Relations strain further as Afghanistan and Pakistan trade accusations over terrorism and cross-border violence.

Relations strain further as Afghanistan and Pakistan trade accusations over terrorism and cross-border violence.



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Attack claimed by a faction of the Pakistan Taliban (TTP) active in the region.
A surge in attacks in Balochistan’s Pashtun-majority districts is raising questions about a widening rebellion.
The Taliban navigates a complex web of global trade and security alliances without gaining full political recognition.
Explosion took place near crowd rallying against a surge in violence in northwestern Pakistan.
Fifteen attackers were also killed during the hours-long raid in Pakistan’s northwestern Hangu district.
The Pakistani Taliban said four suicide bombers carried out the assault in the country’s northwest.
Military spokesman warns fighters ‘we will chase you, we will hurt you’ amid the spate of deadly ambushes.
Shahid Rind, a spokesman for the Balochistan government, says 15 assailants killed in ‘clearance operations’.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have been locked in an on-off cycle of cross-border strikes, leaving their ties in tatters.
Afghan villagers inspected destroyed homes after overnight Pakistani strikes targeting Taliban-allied fighters.