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Cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan from October to June killed 499 Afghan civilians and wounded 1,216 others, per a UN report. Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harboring militants, including the Pakistani Taliban, while denying civilian targeting. A March airstrike on a Kabul drug treatment center killed hundreds, with Amnesty International calling for a war crime investigation.

The UN reported 499 Afghan civilians killed and 1,216 wounded between October and June due to cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan. A Pakistani airstrike in March hit a Kabul drug treatment center, killing hundreds, while Pakistan denied targeting civilians, claiming strikes targeted militant infrastructure.

Pakistani security forces conducted an intelligence-based ground operation and calibrated strikes along the Afghanistan border, killing 29 militants linked to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Fitna al-Khwarij. The operation followed recent militant attacks in Pakistan, including a Karachi attack on a paramilitary Rangers headquarters claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar.

Pakistani security forces conducted a ground operation and strikes along the Afghan border, killing 29 militants, including a high-value commander. The operation targeted Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Fitna al-Khwarij, following a recent attack in Karachi attributed to the group. Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban of harboring militants, which Kabul denies.

Pakistani security forces conducted an intelligence-based ground operation and strikes along the Afghanistan border, killing 29 militants affiliated with Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Fitna al-Khwarij. The operation followed recent militant attacks, including a Karachi assault on the Rangers' headquarters claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar.