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At least 400 dead in drug rehabilitation center strike in Kabul, Afghan officials say
Afghanistan says Pakistan is to blame for a strike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul that killed at least 400 people, the deadliest attack since fighting began weeks ago.
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Afghanistan says at least 400 people are dead in Kabul after Pakistan airstrike
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of hitting a hospital in an airstrike that killed hundreds and wounded hundreds more. Pakistan claims its target was a military installation
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Afghans and Pakistanis living in Iran flee new conflict
Afghans and Pakistanis living in Iran flee US-Israeli strikes, making desperate journey through treacherous land borders.
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Pakistan is trying to straddle warring sides as conflict widens
Pakistan faces a bind as the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran widens. It is trying to straddle warring sides, while managing public frustration at home.
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Why are Afghanistan and Pakistan fighting again?
Pakistan struck several sites in Afghanistan early Friday in what it calls an "open war." We look at what's driving the renewed fighting.
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Jubilation in Lahore with return of historic kite festival
The Pakistani city of Lahore celebrated the revival of a historic kite festival called Basant last weekend, 19 years after kite flying there was deemed too dangerous and banned.
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After a 2-decade ban, kites fill Lahore's skies during a Pakistani springtime festival
People gathered on rooftops to enjoy flying kites for the first time in years, celebrating the spring festival of Basant. The activity had been banned due to injuries and deaths during past celebrations.
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Pakistan-Afghanistan border closures paralyze trade along a key route
Trucks have been stuck at the closed border since October. Both countries are facing economic losses with no end in sight. The Taliban also banned all Pakistani pharmaceutical imports to Afghanistan.
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Suicide bombing at Islamabad mosque kills 31 people
An update on the suicide bombing in Pakistan's capital that killed 31 people.
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How the blockade between Afghanistan and Pakistan is affecting people on both sides
Borders between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been closed since October, disrupting trade around the region. It's part of a broader dispute over how to handle increasingly active militant groups.
