Afghan-Pakistan border clashes

The hundreds of civilian casualties listed by UNAMA include 22—five of them children—who were killed in two successive airstrikes on a residential building.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 July, 2026
Afghan forces attacked Pakistan’s border positions, killing 67 troops as cross-border clashes escalate amid ongoing Taliban and militant tensions.
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