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Pakistan has denied claims it carried out deadly mortar and rocket attacks in Afghanistan’s Kunar province that killed seven people. #AWANIinternational

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00:00Pakistan has denied claims by the Taliban government that it carried out mortar and
00:05rocket attacks in Afghanistan's Qunar province that killed seven people.
00:09The incident marks the first major outbreak of violence between both nations
00:13since China mediated talks in March.
00:17The strikes, which reports say hit a university and civilian homes,
00:21also left at least 85 wounded.
00:24Afghan officials condemned the attacks as a war crime.
00:28Islamabad has dismissed the allegations as false and fabricated,
00:32insisting its military operations are precise and based on intelligence.
00:37The incident comes only weeks after both sides agreed to de-escalate,
00:42following deadly border clashes in February that claimed hundreds of lives.
00:47But tensions persist, with Pakistan still accusing Afghanistan of harboring Tariq,
00:52a Taliban-Pakistan militant who Islamabad claimed carried out deadly attacks in the country,
00:57a claim Kabul denies.
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