Pakistan carries out airstrikes in AfghanistanReuters, KARACHI, AfghanistanPakistan said it launched strikes on militant targets in Afghanistan after blaming recent suicide bombings, including assaults during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on fighters it said were operating from its neighbor’s territory. Men search for victims in Afghanistan’s Girdi Kas village yesterday after an overnight Pakistani airstrike hit a residential area. It said in a statement that it had “conclusive evidence” the attacks were carried out by “Khwarij,” employing a term referring to the Pakistani Taliban. Kabul has repeatedly denied allowing militants to use Afghan territory to stage attacks in Pakistan. Clashes in October last year killed dozens before a fragile ceasefire was agreed, but Pakistan continues to accuse Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers of harboring militants who stage attacks inside its territory — a claim Kabul denies.
