Pakistan to pause Afghan strikes for Eid, two days after deadly Kabul attack
by Rebecca Ratcliffe and agencies in Kabul from on (#74AXA)
Five-day cessation announced as mass funeral held for some of hundreds of victims of airstrike on rehab centre
Pakistan has announced a five-day pause in strikes against neighbouring Afghanistan, as a mass funeral was held for some of the hundreds of victims killed in Monday's attack on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul.
The Afghan Taliban government has said more than 400 people were killed in and 265 others wounded in that attack, which took place as people and staff at the centre were praying days before the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
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