Pakistan launches air strikes on Afghanistan after drone attack

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 25 Sept, 07:42 · Archive

Pakistan conducted air strikes on Afghan targets, saying it was retaliation for a Taliban drone attack.

Pakistan launched air strikes on ten sites in Afghanistan on Thursday, stating it was retaliation for a drone attack by Taliban forces on a border post. The Taliban government spokesman denied responsibility for the drone attack and claimed the Pakistani strikes killed four civilians in Afghanistan's southern and eastern provinces.

How it is being reported

• Pakistani forces kill Afghan Taliban fighters in border escalationPakistan's security forces report ongoing cross-border fire in latest fighting with Afghanistan.Al Jazeera · 25 Sept, 05:22
• Four civilians killed in Pakistani airstrikes in AfghanistanFour civilians have been killed in the latest Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan.Al Jazeera · 24 Sept, 17:51
• Pakistan launches air strikes in Afghanistan, killing civilians, Taliban saysPakistan launched air strikes Thursday on 10 sites in Afghanistan in what Islamabad said was a retaliation for a drone attack by Afghanistan's Taliban forces on a border post. A Taliban government spokesman denied the allegation and said Pakistan's latest strikes killed four civilians in Afghanistan's southern and eastern provinces.France 24 · 24 Sept, 09:53
• Pakistan says it launches air strikes on Afghanistan after drone attacksStrikes carried out in southeastern province of Khost cause no casualties, governor's office says.Al Jazeera · 24 Sept, 07:29

In this story: Pakistan · Afghanistan · Taliban · Khost

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