Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill nine, Kabul says
- On Thursday, Pakistani airstrikes struck two Afghan provinces, with the Afghan Taliban reporting nine deaths and 11 wounded. Pakistan's Information Ministry claimed the strikes targeted militant hideouts, stating 22 militants were killed.
- Tensions between the two South Asian neighbors have escalated after three months of relative calm. Islamabad accuses Kabul of harboring militants who stage cross-border attacks, while the Taliban government denies the charge.
- Mawlawi Sher Mohammad Wahdat, head of information and culture of Helmand Province, reported four deaths in Garmsir district. He added that "most of those killed and wounded are women and children."
- The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan documented over 1,100 civilian deaths and injuries from cross-border violence earlier this year. This toll underscores the humanitarian severity of longstanding border disputes.
- Independent verification of casualty figures remains difficult for both sides. Pakistan denies striking civilians, maintaining that its military operations exclusively target militants who carry out attacks inside Pakistan.
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Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 9 civilians, Kabul says; Paki
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pakistan carried out airstrikes in two Afghan provinces overnight, both countries said Thursday, with Afghanistan saying 9 women and children were killed and another 11 were wounded in the bombings. Pakistan’s Information Ministry
Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions Escalate: Kabul Says Airstrikes Kill 9 in Kunar and Helmand | 🌎 LatestLY
Pakistani military aircraft carried out overnight airstrikes targeting residential areas in eastern and southern Afghanistan, killing at least nine civilians - including women and children - and wounding 11 others, Afghan authorities said on Thursday. 🌎 Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions Escalate: Kabul Says Airstrikes Kill 9 in Kunar and Helmand.
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berlingske.dkAccording to the Taliban government, women and children are among nine killed in Pakistani airstrikes.
Nine people were killed and eleven wounded in two Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan early Thursday, a Taliban spokesman said.
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