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Pakistan to pause Afghan strikes for Eid, two days after deadly Kabul attack

Five-day cessation announced as mass funeral held for some of hundreds of victims of airstrike on rehab centre

The Guardian - UK

Eid truce: Pakistan and Afghanistan temporarily halt military operations after deadly Kabul strike

Pakistan has temporarily halted military operations against Afghanistan for Eid, following requests from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. This pause comes amid escalating border tensions after a deadly Kabul attack, which Pakistan claims targeted a site used for drone storage and training suicide bombers.

The Times of India

Mass funeral held in Kabul for victims of strike on hospital that Afghanistan blames on Pakistan

Bulldozers have been digging pits in a cemetery in the Afghan capital ahead of a mass funeral for some of the victims of what officials have said was a Pakistani airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Monday night

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‘My friends were burning and we couldn’t save them’: Eyewitnesses describe deadly Pakistani attack on Kabul rehab

Witnesses say they saw a military plane circling before huge explosions and fire that burned people in their beds

The Independent UK

Pakistan hopes steep cost of airstrikes on Taliban targets will protect against terror attacks

Experts say attacks on Afghanistan are ‘defensive, not offensive’ but carry a risk of spiralling cycle of violence

The Guardian - UK

‘Everything was burning, people were burning’: witnesses describe strike on Kabul drug rehab centre

Pakistani strike on Afghan capital kills 400 people, who burned in their beds or were crushed by collapsing walls

The Guardian - UK

'Action will follow. Pak's brutality won't go unanswered': Taliban's chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid vowed retaliation after an alleged Pakistani airstrike on Omar Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul, which he described as a deliberate attack on civilians. Mujahid stated the attack "will not go unanswered" and accused Pakistan of attempting to shape the narrative, vowing to expose their "brutality" to…

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At least 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital, says Afghan government

Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people and injuring 250 others in an airstrike on a hospital in the capital Kabul.

Euronews

Rescue crews dig bodies out of the ruins of a Kabul hospital hit in an airstrike blamed on Pakistan

Rescue crews are still digging bodies out of the rubble of a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital Tuesday morning, after officials there said an overnight Pakistani airstrike killed at least 400 people at the facility

The Independent UK

Taliban say 400 killed in Pakistan airstrike on drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul

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The Independent UK

At Least 400 Killed in Kabul Hospital Strike Amid Rising Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions

At least 400 people were killed and nearly 250 injured after an airstrike struck a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul late Monday night. Afghan authorities said the attack devastated the 2,000-bed facility, sparking massive fires and leaving rescue teams scrambling through rubble for survivors.

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Afghanistan says at least 400 killed in Pakistani airstrike on Kabul rehab: ‘It was like doomsday’

Islamabad denies hitting Kabul drug rehabilitation hospital housing thousands of patients

The Independent UK

Attacks on hospitals are surging in war zones. What do the laws of war say about protecting them?

Afghanistan says at least 400 people have been killed in a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Monday night, with potentially hundreds more wounded.

The Conversation

Pakistan airstrike on Afghanistan: 400 killed after Kabul drug rehab centre hit; Pak says military infra targeted — 10 things to know

Pakistan airstrikes have struck a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hundreds have died and many more are injured. Afghan officials accuse Pakistan of deliberately targeting civilians. Pakistan denies this, stating strikes hit militant infrastructure. Cross-border clashes continue, raising regional security concerns. Both nations present conflicting casualty figures.

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Watch: Flames, huge smoke columns seen after Pakistan airstrike on Kabul hospital that killed 400

Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, conducting strikes on Afghan Taliban military installations in Kabul and Nangarhar Province. The operation Pakistan said targeted technical support facilities, ammunition storage, and drone assembly workshops, with Pakistan stating the action followed unprovoked firing. Afghan authorities have accused Islamabad of hitting a hospital resulting in…

The Guardian - UK

Afghanistan says 400 killed in strike by Pakistan on Kabul hospital

Deputy government spokesman says death toll has reached 400 people ‘so far’ as Islamabad denies targeting facility for drug addicts

The Times of India

400 killed, 250 wounded in Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul hospital, claim Taliban

Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing civilians in fresh airstrikes on Kabul, alleging a hospital treating drug addicts was hit. Pakistan denied targeting civilians, stating precision strikes hit military and "terrorist" targets used against Pakistan. Tensions escalate amid ongoing border clashes and accusations of sheltering militants.

The Independent UK

Afghanistan says Pakistani shells killed two children as fighting along border escalates

Afghanistan’s Taliban forces and Pakistan’s military are exchanging fire along the border

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The Independent UK

Pakistan’s president says Afghan Taliban forces crossed a ‘red line’ with drone attacks on civilians

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari says that Afghanistan’s Taliban government has “crossed a red line” by attempting drone attacks that injured several people a day earlier

The Independent UK

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of targeting homes in airstrikes that kill at least 6 civilians

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan’s military of targeting homes in airstrikes in Kabul and Kandahar province

The Independent UK

Children among four killed as Pakistan bombs fuel depot near Kandahar airport

Taliban accuses Pakistan of attacking civilian areas in multiple provinces

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Afghanistan Responds to Pakistani Strikes on Kabul and Kandahar, Escalating Regional Tensions

Afghanistan on Friday strongly responded to Pakistani airstrikes that reportedly hit the country’s two largest cities—Kabul, the capital, and Kandahar—resulting in the deaths of six people, according to Taliban officials. The latest escalation highlights rising tensions between the two neighboring Islamic nations, which Pakistan had earlier described as approaching an…

The Times of India

Afghanistan hits Pakistan's Kohat military fort in retaliatory drone strikes

Afghanistan retaliated against Pakistani strikes that killed four in Kabul and Kandahar. Afghan forces claimed to have targeted Pakistani military centers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including a fortress and command center, following alleged "night-time violations" along the disputed Durand Line. This escalation intensifies existing tensions between the two nations.

The Times of India

Pakistan strikes Afghanistan's Kabul; bombs fuel depot of private airline near Kandahar airport

Pakistan launched airstrikes on Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, early Friday, resulting in four deaths and 15 injuries. This latest escalation stems from Pakistan's accusations that the Afghan Taliban government harbors the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has increased attacks from Afghan territory.

The Conversation

The Taliban wages war on women, but their voices roar on the page. Here are 5 essential books by Afghan women writers

There is something profoundly defiant, almost incendiary, about Afghan women writers. When the Taliban regained control of Kabul in August 2021, images of women protesting in the streets and girls being barred from classrooms circulated around the world.

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