Pakistan calls Afghanistan strikes ‘self-defense’ as ceasefire extended for talks in Doha

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday justified its strikes in Afghanistan, saying it had “exercised its right to self-defense,” as an international wire agency reported Afghan and Pakistani officials confirming a ceasefire extension for talks in Doha. The fierce battles between the two neighbors along their long and porous border broke out last Saturday and led to the deaths of dozens of people on both sides, with Pakistan carrying out airstrikes in Kandahar and Kabul before a two-day truce was agreed that was set to expire Friday evening.

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