The Pakistan Army has continued its retaliatory operations against the Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khwarij and completely destroyed ammunition depots at Shaheen Base in Paktika. Security sources said the Pakistan Army carried out a timely operation targeting an Afghan Taliban post adjacent to Shawal in South Waziristan. As a result of the action, Afghan Taliban […]
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Afghanistan Pulls Out of Pakistan T20 Series After Deadly Strike, Cricket Board Says
ISLAMABAD — The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said late Friday it will not play in a T20 tri-nation series in Pakistan after reporting that three cricketers and five other people were killed in a strike in Paktika province. The ACB named the players as Kabeer, Sibghatullah and Haroon. The board said the players had gone […]
Pakistan Launches Precision Airstrikes in Afghan Border Areas After Truce Ends
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has carried out precision aerial strikes in Afghanistan’s border regions, targeting hideouts of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a senior security official told AFP on Saturday. Afghan Taliban officials also confirmed the strikes. According to the official, the operation focused on the Gul Bahadur Group, a faction Islamabad accuses Kabul of sheltering. […]
Pakistan Targets Terror Hideouts in Afghanistan After North Waziristan Attack
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan launched new air and drone strikes on terrorist hideouts inside Afghanistan’s Paktika province on Friday, targeting fighters from the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group. The strikes came just hours after a deadly attack on a military camp in North Waziristan. Security officials said the precision strikes hit the group’s hideouts in Urgun and […]