Afghan, Pakistani forces clash along border as Pakistan targets Bagram air base
Afghanistan said it thwarted a Pakistani attempt to bomb the former US air base at Bagram, north of Kabul, with residents describing a "terrifying" dawn raid. The violence follows months of cross-border clashes that intensified on Thursday after Afghanistan launched a frontier offensive, prompting Pakistani retaliatory strikes.
Afghanistan said it thwarted a Pakistani attempt to bomb the former US air base at Bagram, north of Kabul, with residents describing a "terrifying" dawn raid. The violence follows months of cross-border clashes that intensified on Thursday after Afghanistan launched a frontier offensive, prompting Pakistani retaliatory strikes.