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By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, March 13 (Reuters) - Pakistan bombed the fuel depot of private airline Kam Air near Afghanistan's airport of Kandahar, the ruling Taliban said on Friday, stepping up the neighbours' worst conflict in years,
The Taliban-ruled state has suffered Pakistani strikes against government installations over the past week following accusations, which it denies, that it harbors militants.
Afghanistan said at least four people were killed in Pakistani strikes on the capital and other provinces. The Taliban’s spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said in a post on X Friday that strikes hit civilian homes resulting in the deaths of women and children.
Fighting between the neighbours has entered its third week.
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has rejected U.S. allegations that it detains foreigners to obtain leverage over other countries.
Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces early Friday, Afghanistan's government spokesperson said, hours after Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan in the latest escalation of violence between the neighboring countries that made a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly shaky.
Islamabad says the attacks targeted TTP terrorists, while Afghan Taliban say Pakistani strikes hit homes in Kabul and border provinces.
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‘Crossed red line’: Pakistan ups the ante with fresh attacks on Afghanistan, intense clashes increase civilian toll
The fresh strikes by Afghanistan prompted Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to warn Kabul it had “crossed a red line by attempting to target our civilians”. Hours later, Pakistan attacked an Afghan military facility in Kandahar.