Pakistan carries out deadly airstrikes along Afghanistan border

Pakistan has announced that at least twenty-five people were killed in airstrikes it carried out in Afghanistan on Monday. Islamabad says the strikes targeted militants it blames for a weekend attack in Karachi. However, Afghan authorities report significant civilian casualties and deny that their territory harbors the fighters Pakistan accuses. The strikes represent the latest escalation between the two nations, which fought a weeks-long conflict just four months ago. According to The Guardian World.

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