Pakistan strikes militant hideouts along Afghan border after attacks

Regional outlets in South Asia report Pakistan’s claim that over 80 "terrorists" were killed when its armed forces hit seven camps along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Pakistani officials argue that repeated attacks on their security forces left them with no choice and say they will not allow militants to use Afghan territory as a safe haven. Some coverage notes that the strikes may test understandings reached in Doha about limiting Afghan soil from being used for attacks on other countries.

• •Pakistani authorities say more than 80 terrorists were killed in strikes on seven camps along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
• •A Pakistani minister says the country cannot tolerate further cross-border attacks from Afghan territory.
• •Islamabad links the strikes to a series of deadly attacks on Pakistani security forces, including in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
• •Commentators in the region say the operations challenge the Doha truce that was meant to restrict the use of Afghan soil for attacks abroad.
• •Pakistan presents the raids as targeted actions against specific militant groups rather than attacks on Afghanistan itself.