Pakistani airstrikes kill dozens in eastern Afghanistan

Pakistan says strikes were aimed at a terrorist group while Taliban condemn ‘cowardly act of aggression’ Pakistan’s information minister, Attaullah Tarar, said the operations on Sunday night were aimed at a terrorist group his country blamed for a deadly militant attack in Karachi that killed three security personnel over the weekend. The incident marks one of the most significant reported escalations in the Afghanistan conflict in recent weeks, with multiple international outlets independently confirming the development. Casualty figures and territorial changes of this nature typically trigge

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