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Afghanistan Reports 28 Fighters Killed After Crossing from Pakistan

The Hindu1d
THE BRIEF
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Afghanistan's Defence Ministry stated that its forces killed 28 fighters and wounded 32 in Nuristan province after militants crossed the border from Pakistan.

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Kabul alleged that Pakistani intelligence trained former Afghan security personnel and coordinated the incursion, which Islamabad did not immediately respond to.

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The border clash followed recent Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan on September 21 that Islamabad claimed killed 28 militants.