Pakistan, Afghan forces exchange fire after airstrikes deepen tensions - Reuters
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Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanged heavy fire along the border area amid renewed tensions. Pakistan's security forces responded immediately to unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban in Torkham and Tirah sub-sectors.
The United Nations reported that at least 13 civilians were killed and seven injured in Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, escalating cross-border tensions following a series of suicide bombings in Pakistan.