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Taliban Blames Pakistan for Deadly Drone Strikes Before Ceasefire

10/17/2025

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The Taliban government of Afghanistan accused Pakistan of conducting drone strikes on Kabul just before a ceasefire.
The strikes hit a civilian house and a market, killing five and injuring dozens.
The ceasefire, welcomed by the United Nations, aims to halt escalating violence between the two nations.
Pakistan has not disclosed civilian casualty figures.
Pakistani security forces said they killed militants crossing from Afghanistan along the Durand Line.

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The Taliban government of Afghanistan accused Pakistan of conducting drone strikes on Kabul just before a ceasefire.
The strikes hit a civilian house and a market, killing five and injuring dozens.
The ceasefire, welcomed by the United Nations, aims to halt escalating violence between the two nations.
Pakistan has not disclosed civilian casualty figures.
Pakistani security forces said they killed militants crossing from Afghanistan along the Durand Line.