Four civilians killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan
Four civilians have been killed in the latest Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan.

Four civilians have been killed in the latest Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan.






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Afghans have gathered in Kabul to mark five years since the Taliban returned to power.
The Taliban government brought security and stability but is facing increasing alienation of the general population.
More than half of women’s organisations operating in Afghanistan could cease operations within next year: UN Women.
UNESCO says the figure could reach four million by 2030 unless Taliban reverses policy.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have been locked in an on-off cycle of cross-border strikes, leaving their ties in tatters.
Afghan defence ministry says it carried out ‘air strikes’ in Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
Analysts warn military pressure alone cannot contain a threat from armed groups that has reached Pakistan’s cities.
The meeting is expected to focus on the deportation of Afghan nationals who do not have a right to stay in Europe.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The strikes are the latest threat to the fragile ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan.