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Pakistan Conducts Cross-border Strikes and Ground Operation in Afghanistan, Kills Dozens

Pakistan conducts coordinated ground operations and airstrikes inside eastern Afghanistan, killing 29 militants and destroying three camps, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar says.The offensive targets Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Fitna al-Khwarij after a Karachi attack on a paramilitary Rangers base; the military reports the death of commander Khan Farosh and seized weapons stockpiles.Taliban government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says civilians were killed or injured and calls the strikes a "cowardly act of aggression," while Kabul denies sheltering militants Pakistan blames on the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
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