Pakistan accused of attacking Afghan university
Pakistani attacks on Afghanistan's Kunar province have killed at least seven and injured 75, including students and a professor at Kunar University, according to multiple sources. The Taliban government condemned the strikes, calling them war crimes, while Pakistan's information ministry denied targeting the university or residential areas. The incident breaks a fragile ceasefire brokered by China, raising tensions between the two nations. Cross-border attacks have surged in recent months, with Pakistan stating its operations target militant hideouts.
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Pakistan accused of attacking Afghan university26 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEPATaliban security forces (file image)Yogita Limaye,South Asia and Afghanistan correspondentandGabriela Pomeroy,BBC NewsPakistani attacks on the east Afghan province of Kunar have killed at least seven people and injured 75, among whom are students and a professor at Kunar University, multiple sources have told the BBC. According to the Taliban government, 30 of the injured are university students. Pakistan's information ministry denied attacking the university and residential areas, saying the reports were fake.
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