Pak’s air strikes increase tensions with Taliban

Border clashes and unprecedented Pakistani air strikes inside Afghanistan have increased already simmering tensions with the Taliban regime in the war-torn nation, the media reported.

Pakistan launched air raids over eastern Afghanistan on April 16, killing dozens of civilians, RFE/RL reported citing locals as saying.

Islamabad said it was targeting Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants. The air strikes provoked unusually harsh exchanges, with the Taliban issuing threats against its longtime ally.

Experts said the root of the growing tensions is the Taliban’s unwillingness to crack down on the TTP, a close ideological and organisational ally.

From its bases inside Afghanistan, the extremist group has intensified its insurgency against Islamabad in recent years.

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