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Afghan Taliban Ambush Kills Eight Pakistani Soldiers, Tensions Escalate

Pakistani forces have carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan, including locations in Kabul.

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News18•18-03-2026, 16:32

Afghan Taliban Ambush Kills Eight Pakistani Soldiers, Tensions Escalate

•Eight Pakistani soldiers killed, 13 injured in cross-border attack from Afghanistan at Ghulam Khan border crossing, North Waziristan.
•Incident follows escalating tensions and recent Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan, which Afghan authorities claim caused civilian casualties.
•Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid accused Pakistani military of deliberately targeting hospitals, schools, and madrasahs.
•India condemned Pakistan's strikes in Kabul, calling them "barbaric, cowardly and unconscionable" and an attack on Afghanistan's sovereignty.
•MEA stated the attack during Ramzan was reprehensible and reflected Pakistan's "reckless behaviour" and attempts to externalize internal failures.

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