Summary of Important News Items and Editorials-136
Summary of Important News Items and Editorials-136
THE HINDU DATED 18TH MARCH 2026.
1. Afghanistan alleges 400 killed in Pakistan airstrike
Afghanistan claimed that nearly 400 people were killed in a Pakistani airstrike targeting a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, while Pakistan denied targeting civilian infrastructure. The event marks a serious escalation in tensions between the two neighbours. The logic behind Pakistan’s action, as inferred, relates to targeting militant infrastructure allegedly operating across borders. However, Afghanistan’s claim that civilians were hit raises concerns about violation of humanitarian norms. The report reflects conflicting narrat
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