Pakistan's Strikes Kill 10, US Calls for 'De-escalation'
Bloomberg reports the Taliban claiming Pakistani strikes in eastern Afghanistan killed 10, signaling 'renewed border tension'. What Bloomberg won't emphasize is the striking familiarity of 'cross-border operations' causing civilian deaths. Historically, when U.S. allies—like, say, Israel—conduct such operations, the global media often frames it as 'retaliation' or 'self-defense,' even when the
casualty count is disproportionately civilian. Here, it's 'renewed tension.' One might wonder if the definition of 'killed 10' depends entirely on the national identity of the pilot and the political convenience of the reporting. (Perhaps these are just 'regrettable collateral' rather than 'atrocities' because they're not in Gaza.)