Injured victims were being treated in the emergency ward of a Kabul hospital on Thursday (October 16) after airstrikes and ground fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan left more than a dozen civilians dead, including in the Afghan capital.
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- Civilians injured in recent Afghanistan-Pakistan clashes are being treated in Kabul hospitals.
- Airstrikes and ground fighting killed at least a dozen people, including women and children. 6s
- The violence is the worst between the two countries in decades, prompting a 48-hour truce. 41s
- Pakistan accused Afghanistan of harboring militants, which the Taliban denies. 46s
- The UN called for an end to hostilities and Pakistan offered talks; the ceasefire is holding. 1m 26s