Why Pakistan launched airstrikes and ground troops into Afghanistan after Karachi attack
Pakistan and Afghanistan's armies have been involved in violent conflict since several months along their 2,500 km border.
Residents walk through the rubble after what Taliban officials said were Pakistani airstrikes a day earlier that killed civilians, including children, in the village of Mandokhail, Chamkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo) The attacks launched by Pakistan killed at least 28 civilians in Afghanistan as Islamabad sent ground troops into Afghan provinces on Sunday along its border, the United Nations Afghan mission said.
The UN report added that at least 49 people were injured in Afghanistan after Pakistan launched airstrikes, and women and children were also among the victims.
Pakistan hit Afghanistan’s eastern border in strikes on Sunday night, which is the latest flare-up in a cross-border conflict between the two neighbours that has killed hundreds since February, the New York Times reported.
Residents walk through the rubble after what Taliban officials said were Pakistani airstrikes a day earlier that killed civilians, including children, in the village of Mandokhail, Chamkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo)
Taliban authorities report heavy border losses
According to Hamdullah Fitrat, a spokesman for the Taliban government in Afghanistan, the Pakistani strikes hit at least three border provinces: Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar Provinces.
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