Afghan Taliban launch strikes on border with Pakistan as tensions escalate
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Summary
Several people were reportedly injured in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. Afghanistan's Taliban regime said they have carried out strikes on targets along the border with Pakistan, injuring several people in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. Pakistan's military said it had shot down four rudimentary drones and warned any further provocation "would receive a befitting response". The BBC has been unable to independently confirm the attack. The strikes come after Pakistan launched its own airstrikes on Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 28 civilians, according to the UN. Tensions have reignited in the region after months of relative calm. The two countries had agreed to a ceasefire in October following weeks of deadly clashes. Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan of harbouring terrorists who carry out attacks on its soil, a claim the Taliban government rejects. Pakistan said it had carried out a ground operation along the border and air strikes targeting militant hideouts in Afghanistan's Paktia, Paktika and Kunar provinces. Intermittent border clashes and air strikes in the area have killed dozens of people in recent months, according to officials in both countries.
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Pakistan's military says it shot down four rudimentary drones and will respond to any further provocation.
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