Pakistan airstrike kills 3 in Afghanistan, Taliban warns of ‘crushing response’
A Pakistani airstrike in Afghanistan's Kunar province resulted in three deaths, prompting the Taliban to threaten a 'crushing response.' The strike follows a suicide bombing in Pakistan, further straining the volatile relationship between the two nations.
Why it matters
The potential for open military conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan threatens regional security and stability in South Asia.
At least three people were killed and several others injured in a Pakistani airstrike targeting Afghanistan's northeastern Kunar province, Tolo News reported on Monday, citing a provincial official.The military strike is supposedly in retaliation for suicide bombing at a police station compound in northwestern Pakistan, raising fears that tensions between the neighbouring nations could once again turn into open fighting.Pakistan and Afghanistan were involved in their most serious military confrontation in years in February. The latest escalation comes days after the Taliban warned that it would defend Afghan territory against any Pakistani military action.Taliban warns of 'crushing response'Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid, ahead of the imminent Pakistani strikes, had warned Islamabad against carrying out strikes inside Afghanistan, saying Kabul would respond militarily if its territory is attacked.In an interview with Al Arabiya English, Mujahid rejected Pakistan's allegations that militant groups based in Afghanistan recruit, train and launch attacks against Pakistan.“If Pakistan…
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