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Pakistan and Afghanistan have traded claims of seizing each other’s border posts, as border clashes between their militaries intensify following an air strike on Kabul earlier this week.

The Taliban on Sunday said it had captured three Pakistani border posts during its retaliatory attacks at seven points along the border.

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[–] MBech 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Can we have just 1 day of peace in the middle east?

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Neither of these are in the Middle East (Mideast ends at Iraq; everything east of that is Central Asia), but also no.

[–] oculi@anarchist.nexus 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Iraq? Do you mean iran? They are also a part of west Asia and I'm pretty sure they are in the ME. Central Asia's a common mistake though

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Also, I'm pretty sure Pakistan is considered to be in South Asia, not Central Asia.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, you're right. TIL.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not as long as religion’s shadow hangs over

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 2 weeks ago

This has nothing to do with religion and everything to do with Bagram. Please.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Ha ha, blowback.