Pakistan attacks Afghanistan again, 4 killed; Attack on houses in Kabul

Pakistan attacks Afghanistan again, 4 killed; Attack on houses in Kabul

Pakistan attacked Afghanistan (AP file photo)

Pakistan again attacked neighboring Afghanistan’s capital Kabul early Friday, killing four people, according to city police.Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran confirmed the Pakistani bombing, saying the attacks from Islamabad hit homes in the city. Writing on X, he said that “four people were killed and 15 others were injured” in the attack.The Taliban official also said that women and children were also killed in the Pakistani attacks.However, according to a Taliban spokesman, the attacks in Islamabad also hit Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Kandahar, including its airport.Pakistan bombed a fuel depot of private airline Kam Air near Kandahar airport, a Taliban spokesman said on Friday, as tensions between the South Asian neighbors escalated into the worst conflict in years.Pakistan’s military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The latest attack comes amid renewed tensions between the two Islamic neighbors who have long been at loggerheads over territorial issues. Islamabad has justified its attacks by accusing Kabul of playing a role in several terrorist incidents inside Pakistan.Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have increased primarily because Islamabad accuses the Afghan Taliban government of harboring the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban. Despite breaking away from the Afghan Taliban, the TTP shares ideological ties with the group and has stepped up attacks into Pakistan from Afghan territory.

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