Border tensions

Seven killed in Pakistan police ambush amid tensions with Afghanistan

Seven people were killed after gunmen ambushed a police patrol in Kohat, a district in Pakistan’s north-west near the Afghan border, on Tuesday, in an attack that comes amid rising militant violence and heightened tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan-Pakistan

Türkiye withdraws from Afghanistan-Pakistan mediation as border trade remains shut

Türkiye has stepped back from mediating between Pakistan and Afghanistan after repeated efforts failed to narrow deep differences between Islamabad and Kabul.

Thailand demands apology from Cambodia over landmine blast near disputed border

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Border tensions

Thailand demands apology from Cambodia over landmine blast near disputed border

Thailand has demanded a formal apology from Cambodia after a landmine injured a Thai soldier on patrol, accusing Phnom Penh of laying new explosives in violation of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.

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