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Afghanistan Says Pakistan Strikes Hit University, Killing 7
Afghan officials said more than 80 people were wounded, including students and a professor, as Pakistan denied targeting civilian sites.
- On Monday, mortar and missile strikes in Kunar Province killed 7 people and wounded 85, hitting civilian homes and the Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University in Asadabad, Afghan officials said.
- The violence breaks fragile peace talks recently mediated by China in Urumqi, despite Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqi calling earlier negotiations "positive" on Saturday.
- Pakistan's Information Ministry dismissed the reports as a "blatant lie," insisting military targeting is precise and denying any strike occurred on the university.
- The resumption of violence threatens fragile peace talks between the neighbors, following a recent shooting of a child by Pakistani military forces near Spin Boldak, reportedly triggering the new attacks.
- Security remains a sticking point, particularly Pakistan's demand that Afghanistan curb the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan armed group; tensions persist along the 2,640km Durand Line, where conflict has displaced 94,000 people.
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Pakistani missile strikes hit eastern Afghanistan: Three killed, dozens injured, university damaged
The strikes reportedly targeted areas in and around Asadabad, the provincial capital of Kunar. Among the locations damaged was the Faculty of Education at Syed Jamaluddin Afghan University.
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Total News Sources84
Leaning Left18Leaning Right16Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Left
Bias Distribution
- 41% of the sources lean Left
41% Left
L 41%
C 23%
R 36%
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