Deadly Cross-Border Clashes Between Pakistan and Afghanistan Escalate
Ongoing violence along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has killed dozens of civilians and displaced thousands of families, according to the UN. Both sides report casualties as the conflict continues.
A deadly cross-border conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan has entered its fifth day, with the United Nations reporting that the violence has claimed the lives of at least 42 civilians and forced around 20,000 families to flee their homes.
The latest flare-up in tensions between the two neighboring nations began last weekend, with Pakistan claiming that dozens of Afghan Taliban troops were killed in the clashes. Afghanistan, meanwhile, has accused Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes on its soil, a charge that Islamabad has denied.
In a statement, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemned the
Source: Deutsche Welle
