December 30, 2024 11:41 AM

Afghan Taliban hit back at Pakistan, targets soldiers

Pakistani airstrikes kill 46 people in Afghanistan on 24 December. Pakistan claims it targeted a hideout of its homegrown terrorist group -- the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan to avenge the killings of 16 Pakistani soldiers by the T.T.P. three days ago. But the Afghan Taliban, which rules Kabul, is not entirely convinced. It says dozens of civilians, including women and children, are among the dead -- a claim corroborated by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. Kabul lodges a formal...