Pakistani shelling hits east as border fighting enters seventh day
Sources and Taliban officials reported artillery strikes in Kunar and Paktia and overnight clashes along the southern border as tensions.
Sources and Taliban officials reported artillery strikes in Kunar and Paktia and overnight clashes along the southern border as tensions.
UN officials say 20,000 boxes of therapeutic food will help treat severely malnourished children amid border closures and funding cuts.
UN has reported a far lower toll; both sides’ claims remain unverified as cross-border clashes intensify.
Taliban defense ministry spokesman also claimed heavy Pakistani casualties and the capture of dozens of outposts since fighting began Feb..
Fighting between Taliban and Pakistan has displaced thousands and disrupted aid operations, the United Nations said.
Families in Nangarhar say recent cross-border attacks have caused civilian casualties and heavy financial losses amid rising tensions between Pakistan.
Residents reported powerful blasts and sustained fire in the capital early Tuesday, as cross-border fighting continued for a sixth consecutive.
Cross-border fighting entered its sixth day early Tuesday, with the Taliban asserting territorial advances and Pakistani aircraft striking targets in.
Amir Khan Muttaqi condemned US and Israeli strikes on Iran and called for an immediate halt to escalating tensions.
The assertion came as Pakistani airstrikes entered a fourth night on Sunday, March 1, with both sides issuing sharply conflicting.