Afghanistan

Pakistan has bombed a university in Afghanistan, amid an outbreak of new violence between the two neighbours. Pakistan and Afghanistan have accused one another of launching cross-border attacks. Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said on Monday that four people were killed in attacks in the eastern Kunar province. Pakistani officials reported at least three civilians were injured by gunfire in South Waziristan. The resumption of violence threatens fragile peace talks between the neighbours. The two countries agreed on a fragile ceasefire in March that halted weeks of violence. The Taliban’s Deputy ⁠Spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat ⁠said that the Pakistani military had launched mortar ⁠and rocket attacks that wounded 45 people. He said that students, women, and children were among those injured as homes and the Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani ⁠University in Kunar province’s capital Asadabad came under fire.  A spokesman for Pakistan’s border forces described the incident in South Waziristan as the most serious clash since the ceasefire was declared. The strikes marked the first major attack since the pair had agreed to halt the violence at peace talks last month, mediated by China. (click image to read full report).