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Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan of escalating military strikes inside Afghanistan to avoid commitments under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Türkiye. Islamabad has not accepted the allegation and says its recent operations targeted sites linked to drone attacks against Pakistan. Taliban Questions Pakistan’s Mecca Pact
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Pakistan says it has carried out air and drone strikes on 10 locations inside Afghanistan after accusing Afghan forces of launching drones towards Pakistani territory a day earlier. Afghanistan has denied responsibility for the alleged drone attacks and says four civilians were killed in Pakistan’s latest strikes. Pakistan Targets 10 Sites Inside Afghanistan Pakistani