00:00Airstrikes by Pakistani forces in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 36 civilians
00:06and wounded more than 160 others, according to the Taliban government.
00:11Islamabad says the strikes targeted militant hideouts along the Afghan border
00:16after a deadly attack on security forces in Karachi over the weekend.
00:23Pakistan's information ministers said the operation targeted groups linked to the Pakistani Taliban,
00:28including Jama'at ul-Ahrah, which claimed responsibility for the attack in Karachi that left three military personnel dead.
00:36The latest violence marks another sharp escalation between the two neighbours,
00:40who have seen repeated cross-border clashes since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
00:46Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan of harbouring terror groups that carry out cross-border attacks,
00:52a claim the Taliban government rejects.
00:54The two countries agreed to a ceasefire last October after weeks of fighting,
00:59but like previous truces, it has failed to hold.
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