A Cycle of Violence on the Afghanistan Pakistan Border The latest round of airstrikes by Pakistan against what it claims are militant hideouts in northeastern Afghanistan has left three people dead, according to the Taliban government in Kabul.
This incident is part of a larger pattern of tit for tat violence between two nations that have been locked in conflict for years. The recent history of these attacks follows a cycle of retaliation and escalation.
Last week's devastating suicide bombing and gun battle at the district police headquarters compound in Kohat, which killed 31 people including 16 police officers, was followed by these airstrikes just days later.