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30.03.26 - 17:45
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Pakistan & Afghanistan Exchange Heavy Fire After Short-Lived Truce (ZeroHedge)
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Pakistan & Afghanistan Exchange Heavy Fire After Short-Lived Truce
The prior truce between warring neighbors Pakistan and Afghanistan has been breaking down since last week. Some analysts are calling it a ceasefire in name only.
The globe's attention has been on the Iran conflict, but heavy AfPak fighting has been on for almost the exact same length of time as Trump's Operation Epic Fury against Iran. But it hasn't received much attention in international headlines.
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Earlier this month a short-lived truce had been announced by the two sides just ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which was on March 20.
But clashes erupted Sunday between Kunar Province and Bajaur District, with both sides reportedly deploying heavy weapons and artillery, amid international reports of at least one dead and 16 wounded - mostly women and children - per Afghan Taliban officials.
Islamabad is downplaying the flare-up in fighting, however. "Some minor violations took place from the Afghan...
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