Police in Afghanistan accuse Pakistan of cross-border strikes after ceasefire ends

Police in Afghanistan accuse Pakistan of cross-border strikes after ceasefire ends

Pakistan’s military carried out strikes in southeastern Afghanistan on Friday just hours after a two-day ceasefire between the neighboring countries expired, an Afghan police official said. The bombings struck southeastern Paktika province and two other areas close to the Pakistan border, and included a strike on a civilian house in Khanadar village that resulted in…

Read More
Afghanistan earthquake death toll tops 2,200; survivors face aid crunch

Afghanistan earthquake death toll tops 2,200; survivors face aid crunch

KABUL/MAZAR DARA: Rescue workers on Thursday pulled bodies from the rubble of homes razed in Afghanistan’s earthquakes as the confirmed death toll topped 2,200, while homeless survivors faced a bleak future with global aid agencies warning of dwindling resources. Search operations continued in the quake-hit mountainous eastern areas, the Taliban administration said, announcing a new…

Read More