Coverage dated March 17, 2024

Pakistani Planes Allegedly Hit Militant Hideouts in Afghanistan

Headline from Voice of America

Afghanistan’s Taliban government confirmed in a statement that Pakistani planes had bombed multiple locations in its southeastern Paktika and Khost provinces but said the attack resulted in the deaths of eight civilians, including women and children.

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  1. Washington Times

    Pakistani jets target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan, killing 8 people (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Pakistani airstrikes targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan early on Monday, killing at least eight people and drawing return fire from the Afghan Taliban, officials said.

  2. The Boston Globe

    Pakistani airstrikes target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan, killing 8 people (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Afghan Taliban government denounced the strikes, which are likely to further increase tensions between Islamabad and Kabul.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Pakistani airstrikes target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan, officials say (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Pakistani airstrikes targeted multiple suspected hideouts of Pakistani Taliban inside Afghanistan early Monday, two days after insurgents killed seven soldiers in a suicide bombing and coordinated attacks in the northwest, two security officials said.

  4. Voice of America

    Pakistani Planes Allegedly Hit Militant Hideouts in Afghanistan (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Afghanistan’s Taliban government confirmed in a statement that Pakistani planes had bombed multiple locations in its southeastern Paktika and Khost provinces but said the attack resulted in the deaths of eight civilians, including women and children.

  5. Fox News

    Pakistani airstrikes target Taliban in Afghanistan following suicide bombing (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Pakistani officials said the country launched multiple airstrikes targeting suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan following a suicide bombing attack.

  6. The Brunswick News

    Afghanistan hits back after Pakistani air strikes kill eight (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    Afghanistan’s forces targeted Pakistani military posts along the border, retaliating against air strikes that killed eight people in what has become the first known counterattack from the Taliban since they

  7. New York Times

    Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill at Least 8, Taliban Officials Say (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The pre-dawn strikes escalated tensions between two countries that have clashed over the recent rise in militant violence on Pakistan’s soil.

  8. France 24

    Several killed in Pakistani air strikes on Afghanistan, says Kabul (opens France 24)

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    Eight civilians were killed Monday in "reckless" air strikes by Pakistan's military in the border regions of Afghanistan, prompting Afghan forces to retaliate against Pakistani military outposts, Taliban…

  9. Green Field Reporter

    Pakistani jets target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan, killing 8 people - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani airstrikes targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan early on Monday, killing at least eight people and drawing return fire from the Afghan Taliban, officials said.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Taliban say 8 killed in Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Taliban government says Pakistani airstrikes hit civilian homes, two days after insurgents killed seven Pakistani soldiers in a suicide bombing.

  11. The Diplomat

    Pakistani Airstrikes Target Suspected Pakistani Taliban Hideouts in Afghanistan (opens The Diplomat)

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    A few hours later, the Afghan Taliban retaliated by targeting Pakistani military posts near the border.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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