Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan of harbouring terror groups that carry out attacks in its territory. Three members of a Pakistani paramilitary force were killed in Karachi on Saturday, and an Afghan-based group claimed responsibility Caption: CORRECTION / An Afghan resident looks at the remains of a building damaged in a Pakistani airstrike at a village in Tsamkani district of Afghanistan’s Paktia province on June 29, 2026. Pakistan carried out airstrikes overnight in eastern Afghanistan, Islamabad said on June 29, adding its operations had targeted
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following overnight cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Clashes near the key Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan resumed on February 27, AFP journalists said, as the neighbours engaged in deadly fighting. Violence overnight hit a camp for Afghans who had just crossed from Pakistan, with several people wounded. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)Photographer: –Provider: AFP via Getty ImagesSource: AFPCopyright: AFP or licensors
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