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Pakistan-Afghanistan border clash
Pakistan strikes Afghan targets after border attacks.
In brief
Pakistan strikes Afghan targets after border attacks. Pakistan claims airstrikes killed 22 militants in Afghanistan, while Taliban says 9-10 civilians died, escalating border tensions between the two nations. Originally reported by Dw.
Pakistan airstrike in Afghanistan
On Thursday night, Pakistan attacked targets in Afghanistan, claiming 22 militants killed and weapons depots destroyed.
Taliban claims civilian deaths
The Taliban says between nine and ten civilians, including women and children, were killed in the strike.
Kohat attack on police
On September 18, an attack on a police compound in Kohat killed 31 people and injured over 100.
TTP claims responsibility
A splinter group called Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, claimed responsibility for the Kohat attack.
TTP-Taliban relationship
The TTP in Pakistan is an independent organization with ideological ties to the Afghan Taliban but fights the Pakistani state.
Taliban's limited control
The Taliban says it has no control over the TTP, despite historical connections, and won't let outside interference happen.
Durand Line border dispute
The Durand Line, drawn in 1893, divides Pashtun homelands on both sides of the border, creating an identity-based conflict.
Pakistan's strategic concerns
Pakistan views Afghanistan as a liability in its rivalry with India, after once seeing it as a source of strategic depth.
Escalating border clashes
At the end of September, Kabul reported 28 killed and 32 captured fighters infiltrating from Nuristan province, Pakistan.
What matters most
Pakistan claims airstrikes killed 22 militants in Afghanistan, while Taliban says 9-10 civilians died, escalating border tensions between the two nations.
