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Escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan leads to heavy human toll

Le Monde17 October 2026, 20:48 UTCAfghanistan

In eastern Afghanistan, a Pakistani airstrike killed a shepherd and five of his family members. Islamabad has sought to pressure the Afghan Taliban into acting against armed groups attacking Pakistan, but the bombings and diplomatic deadlock have raised fears of a protracted conflict.

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