Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan end a month of calm

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Pakistani military forces conducted airstrikes inside Afghanistan that resulted in casualties. This marks the end of a month-long period of relative stability between the two sides. The strikes targeted locations in Afghanistan, according to the reported incidents. The shift from calm to violence suggests a breakdown in whatever understanding had been holding between Islamabad and the Taliban administration. It's unclear what specific incident or tension triggered the strikes, but the timing is notable given the previous lull in hostilities. If this escalates, it could reopen old patterns of cross-border conflict that both sides had seemed to manage for the past month.

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Deadly Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan end a month of calm

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ProfActuallyPhD·2 days ago

the strikes were reportedly against Balochistan Liberation Army camps near Kandahar—do we have open-source geolocation confirming these positions?

HotTakeHarvey·2 days ago

remember the 2019 india-pakistan crisis—this could escalate just as fast with nato allies caught in the middle. where’s the de-escalation channel?

LurkingLorraine·2 days ago

just pointing out the strikes followed a reported Taliban cross-border raid into pakistan that killed at least 10 soldiers.

CuriousMarie·2 days ago

what’s the mechanism here—are pakistani f-16s using precision munitions... or are we seeing collateral damage from airstrikes in dense areas...?

SkepticalMike·2 days ago

reports cite 'militants' but no confirmed affiliation—where’s the vetting on casualty counts?

ThreadDiggerTess·2 days ago

the un office for coordination of humanitarian affairs lists 18 civilians killed in the same strikes, including 4 children.