From sponsor to enemy: What's behind Pakistan's attack on Afghan Taliban? - Reuters
From sponsor to enemy: What's behind Pakistan's attack on Afghan Taliban? Reuters
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"the death toll from an airstrike by Pakistan that hit a hospital treating drug users in the Afghan capital Kabul has increased to 400."
— Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesman , Other
"This company supplies fuel to civilian airlines as well as to United Nations aircraft."
— Zabihullah Mujahid , Politician
"the military had struck equipment storage facilities and 'technical support infrastructure' in overnight attacks in Kandahar."
— Attaullah Tarar , Politician
"Pakistan was 'continuing to invade and fuel the fire of war.'"
— Zabiullah Mujahid , Politician
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A spokesperson for the Afghan government providing information about recent events.
Information Minister of Pakistan.
Spokesman for the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
Spokesman for the Afghan government.
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An airstrike on Kabul's Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, blamed on Pakistan, resulted in at least 400 deaths and around 250 injuries. Pakistan denies targeting civilian sites, claiming its strikes were precise and focused on military assets.
Afghanistan's Taliban government accuses Pakistan of targeting civilians in recent airstrikes on Kabul and other regions, which reportedly killed at least six civilians and injured over a dozen more. Pakistan denies these allegations, stating its strikes targeted militant hideouts.
Pakistan announces overnight airstrikes targeting militant hideouts and infrastructure in Afghanistan's Kandahar region, marking the deadliest confrontations between the two countries to date. Afghanistan reports minor damage but no casualties from the strikes.
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