Pakistan strikes Afghanistan amid border tension - in pictures


  • An injured Pakistani girl receives treatment at a hospital in Bajaur in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. AFP
    An injured Pakistani girl receives treatment at a hospital in Bajaur in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. AFP
  • Afghan women are treated at a hospital in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, after a Pakistani mortar shell struck a camp for people returning from Pakistan. AFP
    Afghan women are treated at a hospital in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, after a Pakistani mortar shell struck a camp for people returning from Pakistan. AFP
  • Smoke rises following what Pakistani and Taliban officials say are Pakistani strikes, in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this still image taken from video released on Friday by Pakistani security forces. Reuters
    Smoke rises following what Pakistani and Taliban officials say are Pakistani strikes, in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this still image taken from video released on Friday by Pakistani security forces. Reuters
  • Pakistani soldiers patrol near the Pakistan–Afghanistan border crossing in Chaman. AFP
    Pakistani soldiers patrol near the Pakistan–Afghanistan border crossing in Chaman. AFP
  • Taliban security personnel stand guard near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Nangarhar province. AFP
    Taliban security personnel stand guard near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Nangarhar province. AFP
  • A Pakistani army tank stands at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman. AFP
    A Pakistani army tank stands at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman. AFP