Pakistan Launches Deadly Strikes in Afghanistan

[Starmix]

According to the report, Pakistan said Sunday it launched multiple air strikes targeting militants in neighboring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded.

The report said that overnight attacks were the most extensive since border clashes in October killed more than 70 people on both sides and wounded hundreds. Islamabad said it hit seven sites along the border region targeting Afghanistan-based militant groups in the aftermath of recent suicide bombing incidents in Pakistan.

The report also stated that the military targeted the Pakistani Taliban and its associates, as well as an affiliate of the Islamic State group, a statement by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said.

The report said that twelve children and teenagers were among 17 people killed when a house was targeted in Bihsud, an Afghan security source told AFP on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media.

The report added that the relationship between the two countries has deteriorated sharply with deadly border clashes since October.

Pakistan said Sunday that despite repeated urging by Islamabad, the Taliban authorities have failed to act against militant groups using Afghan territory to carry out attacks in Pakistan. It said the strikes were carried out in response to a suicide blast at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad two weeks ago and other more recent suicide bombings in northwest Pakistan, including one on Saturday.

In addition to the report, the Islamic State group had claimed responsibility for the mosque bombing, which killed at least 40 people and wounded more than 160 in the deadliest attack on Islamabad since 2008.

The October border violence ended with a ceasefire brokered by Qatar and Turkey, but several subsequent rounds of talks in Doha and Istanbul have failed to produce a lasting deal. The Afghan government denies the allegations.


Source: The Defense Post

 

[gwolf666]

I'll always say the same thing: the only thing that worries me about this whole issue is the poor innocent people caught in the middle of the war in these horrible countries.

 

[Starmix]

Innocent lives are always the victims of a deadly attack by enemies. Pakistan should not have been impulsive.To follow after this will Be series of retaliations from Afghanistan.