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Pakistan launches deadly strikes on Afghanistan Ottilie Mitchell and Yama Bariz , BBC Afghan Published 22 February 2026 WEEK 1: Pakistan has carried out multiple overnight air strikes on Afghanistan, which the Taliban has said killed at least 18 people, including women and children. Islamabad said the attacks targeted seven alleged militant camps and hideouts near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and that they had been launched after recent suicide bombings in Pakistan This is hard news as it focuses on political conflicts in the world. WEEK 2: Victims 'devastated' by train CCTV failures that allow sex offenders to go untraced 24 February 2026, 06:00 GMT Updated 4 hours ago Sex offenders on trains are escaping justice because of serious issues with CCTV on the rail network, a BBC investigation has revealed. One woman who was sexually assaulted on a train told us she was "devastated" to be told that police could not trace her attacker because the incident was not ...


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