Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes escalate as airstrikes kill dozens

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The reported strikes occurred amid renewed fighting along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Afghan authorities said civilians, including residents of three homes, were killed, while Pakistan described the operation as targeting militant hideouts and reported 22 militants dead. The competing casualty accounts have not been independently reconciled, but the incident is the most consequential immediate security escalation identified in the available global reporting and risks worsening cross-border tensions, displacement, and militant violence.

Sources: AsiaOne, Times of India, Xinhua News