Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations
Afghanistan said Sunday it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations, in response to what it called repeated violations
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Afghanistan says 58 Pakistani soldiers killed while Pakistan claims of killing 200 Taliban and affiliated ‘terrorists’.
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