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Pakistan NewsPakistan says 2.8 million Afghans repatriated as crackdown turns to remaining 1.42 million
Punjab officials say 143,474 Afghans have been repatriated from the province, taking the national total past 2.8 million, as Islamabad prepares an intensified phase targeting the remaining 1.42 million.
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Pakistan NewsPakistan welcomes US help to facilitate talks with the Taliban, but only if Kabul takes verifiable action against militant groups
Pakistan’s Foreign Office said on Sunday it would welcome sincere efforts by the United States and other friendly countries to facilitate dialogue with Afghanistan, provided the Taliban authorities take concrete, sustained and verifiable action against militant groups.
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Pakistan NewsFresh firing reported at Torkham as Taliban and Pakistani forces clash again, disrupting returns of Afghan migrants
Local sources say Taliban fighters and Pakistani forces exchanged fire at the Torkham border crossing on Sunday after the Taliban tried to set up a checkpoint near the crossing, prompting humanitarian staff to leave the area and halting the return of Afghan migrants.
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Pakistan NewsRubio says US hears Pakistan's concerns over attacks from Afghanistan and offers a 'productive role' at G20 talks in Atlanta
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Atlanta that Washington has heard Pakistan's concerns about terrorist attacks sponsored from Afghan territory and would play a productive role if it can help, as Islamabad renewed its criticism of the Afghan Taliban.
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Pakistan NewsPakistan tells UN rights council Taliban let terrorists operate from Afghanistan, citing 4,700 killed in three years
Pakistan has told the UN Human Rights Council that more than 4,700 Pakistanis have been killed in attacks originating from Afghanistan over three years, as a UN expert urged states not to normalise ties with Kabul.
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Pakistan NewsPakistan Army destroys Afghan Taliban border posts in retaliatory strikes after Angoor Adda firing, Kabul disputes account
Pakistan’s armed forces destroyed several Afghan Taliban posts near South Waziristan and Parachinar in retaliation for firing in Angoor Adda, state media reported, while Kabul offered a conflicting account of who fired first.