28 militants killed in Pak-Afghan border region
KABUL/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government said on Monday that airstrikes killed at least 28 militants in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, with one security official saying two Afghan provinces were targeted. A Pakistani official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the strikes happened in the Afghan provinces of Paktika and Kunar. Pakistan’s Information Ministry gave the death toll.-…
Pakistan's government announced on Monday that airstrikes in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region resulted in the death of at least 28 militants. According to a security official, two Afghan provinces, Paktika and Kunar, were targeted during the operation. The Pakistani Information Ministry confirmed the death toll, stating that the strikes were based on credible intelligence and aimed at "terrorist hubs" along the border. However, the Taliban government disputed the reported figure, labeling it as "not true."
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