Kabul, Sept 24, 2026 (AFP) - What's behind the Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan?

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2026-09-24

Airstrikes that hit Afghanistan's border area and the key city of Kandahar are a clear warning from Pakistan to the country's supreme leader, analysts told AFP. With vital security issues still unresolved between the neighbouring countries, renewed violence raises the spectre of a return to full-scale war seen earlier this year. The latest strikes followed militant attacks in Pakistan and hit 10 targets, Islamabad said Thursday, while the Afgha......

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