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Pakistan says it hit militant hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kandahar as fighting shows no letup
- Pakistan says it struck militant hideouts and infrastructure in Kandahar overnight as cross-border clashes continue.
- Afghan authorities say the strikes hit a site used by day guards and a drug rehabilitation center with no casualties.
- Afghanistan claims it carried out operations inside Pakistan in retaliation for Kandahar strikes.
- Pakistan accuses Afghanistan's Taliban rulers of harboring militants, which Kabul denies.
- The latest fighting began in late February, disrupting a Qatar-brokered ceasefire.
- A mortar from Afghanistan reportedly killed members of a Pakistani family in Bajaur.
- Pakistan’s president called Afghanistan’s actions a red line violation.
- Afghan officials say the cross-border campaign shows Kabul will not stop engaging in the conflict.
- The cross-border fighting is among the deadliest between the two neighbors in recent memory.
- Afghan government and Pakistani authorities traded accusations over civilian harm in the clashes.
- The fighting has implications for regional stability amid broader Middle East tensions.
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