Pakistan has rejected allegations by the Afghan Taliban authorities that its counter-terrorism operations have killed civilians, calling the claims baseless and unsubstantiated and saying its actions in Afghanistan are an exercise of the right to self-defence. The statement, issued by the Foreign Office on Monday, comes amid an already tense period in relations between Islamabad and Kabul and adds a...
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