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PAKISTANI STRIKES HIT AFGHAN PROVINCES OF PAKTIA, PAKTIKA & KUNAR AND FOLLOW ATTACKS IN PAKISTAN

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“AFGHAN GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON SAYS 36 CIVILIANS KILLED AND 153 INJURED IN LATEST PAKISTANI STRIKES”

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