Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistan airstrikes on Bagram airbase
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<p>Sporadic clashes reported in several provinces in Afghanistan as both sides give conflicting death tolls</p><p>Afghanistan has said it had thwarted Pakistan’s attempted airstrikes on Bagram airbase, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2021/jul/06/inside-afghanistans-looted-bagram-airbase-after-us-departure-in-pictures">the former US military base</a> north of Kabul, as cross-border fighting between the two countries stretched into a fourth day.<
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Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistan airstrikes on Bagram airbase Sporadic clashes reported in several provinces in Afghanistan as both sides give conflicting death tolls Afghanistan has said it had thwarted Pakistan’s attempted airstrikes on Bagram airbase, the former US military base north of Kabul, as cross-border fighting between the two countries stretched into a fourth day. Months of clashes have flared up again since Thursday, when Afghanistan launched attacks along the frontier and Pakistani forces hit back on the border and from the skies. Pakistan has declared it is in “open war” with Afghanistan . On Sunday, the police headquarters of Parwan province, where Bagram is located, said in a statement that several Pakistani military jets entered Afghan airspace “and attempted to bomb Bagram airbase” at about 5am. The statement said Afghan forces responded with “anti-aircraft and missile defence systems” and had managed to thwart the attack. There was no immediate response to the claim from Pakistan. Diplomatic efforts have failed to secure a truce, with Saudi Arabia and Qatar among those engaged in efforts to halt the fighting. The conflict has alarmed the international community, particularly as the area is one where other militant groups, including al-Qaida and Islamic State, still have a presence and have been trying to resurface. Islamabad has accused Afghanistan of failing to act against militant groups that have been carrying out attacks in Pakistan, which the Taliban government has rejected. Many attacks have been claimed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan , a militant group that has stepped up assaults in Pakistan since 2021, the year the Taliban authorities returned to power in Kabul. Pakistan acknowledged bombing key cities on Friday – including Kabul and Kandahar, which is home to Afghanistan’s supreme leader. There was an increased presence of security forces in Kabul on Sunday, with more checkpoints than usual in the city centre. The Taliban govern...
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