Afghan families mourn loved ones as border tensions with Pakistan rise
- Afghan officials say Pakistani attacks on three provinces killed at least 36 civilians, while Pakistan says its forces killed 29 fighters.
- Bismillah Khan returned to his border village in Afghanistan’s Paktia province earlier this month with a dream: to spend the rest of his life in the home he had built with the hard-earned savings from 12 years of working in the Gulf.
- The man in his 50s had invested everything he earned abroad in constructing a two-storey house for his children and grandchildren.
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- Afghan officials say Pakistani attacks on three provinces killed at least 36 civilians, while Pakistan says its forces killed 29 fighters.
- Bismillah Khan returned to his border village in Afghanistan’s Paktia province earlier this month with a dream: to spend the rest of his life in the home he had built with the hard-earned savings from 12 years of working in the Gulf.
- The man in his 50s had invested everything he earned abroad in constructing a two-storey house for his children and grandchildren.
Sources: Al Jazeera