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The mountains of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under a clear skyArchival photograph · 24 December 2016
Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan demands Afghan Taliban dismantle militant networks after Kohat attack

Pakistan's Information Ministry demanded the Afghan Taliban dismantle militant networks after the Kohat attack, saying Kabul must take credible, verifiable and sustained action.

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