Pakistan blames Afghanistan-based militants for deadly attack on police

Pakistan blames Afghanistan-based militants for the attack on a police post that killed 15 ​personnel over the weekend, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said on ‌Monday, signaling fresh tension between the neighbours whose militaries have clashed over the issue this year.

The police personnel were killed in a car bombing ​at a police post in the northwestern part of ​Pakistan on Saturday, followed by an ambush on forces rushing ⁠to the scene, Pakistani police said.

Militant attacks have the potential to reignite fighting along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan. ⁠The worst ​fighting in years erupted between the ​allies-turned-foes in February, with Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan that Islamabad said targeted militant strongholds.

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