UN Calls for Ceasefire Amid Deadly Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes

Recent violent clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan have resulted in dozens of civilian deaths and hundreds of injuries, marking the deadliest confrontation between these neighbors since the Taliban's takeover in 2021. The United Nations has urgently called for a lasting ceasefire to halt the bloodshed and safeguard civilians caught in this cross-border conflict.Since October 10, tensions have escalated sharply along the rugged Durand Line—a disputed boundary stretching over 1,600 miles that Kabul refuses to recognize—fueling retaliatory strikes on both sides. Each government blames the other for initiating armed provocations, but amid escalating violence, it is innocent families who pay the...