At least three killed in Pakistani airstrike on Afghanistan, Tolo News reports
- On Monday, Pakistani airstrikes hit residential areas in Afghanistan's Kunar and Paktika provinces, killing at least three civilians and wounding several others, Tolo News reported.
- Islamabad alleges militant groups use Afghan soil to launch cross-border attacks, justifying the strikes as counter-insurgency operations. The Taliban rejects these charges, asserting militancy is Pakistan's internal problem.
- The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan documented more than 750 civilian casualties from cross-border violence in early 2026, with 399 additional casualties recorded from April-June.
- Warning of a "crushing response," Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid defended Afghanistan's right to territorial sovereignty. The strikes followed a deadly attack on a Pakistani police facility two days prior.
- These strikes threaten to reignite cross-border hostilities between the neighbours, who engaged in their worst conflict in years last February. Persistent security deadlocks continue to complicate diplomatic border management.
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Islamabad claims that the bombings respond to the Islamist attack on a police station where more than 20 people died last Friday
At least three people were reportedly killed and scores injured in a Pakistani airstrike on Kunar province in northeastern Afghanistan.
Afghanistan says 3 killed in Pakistani airstrikes: Why tensions are rising again
Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan killed three and injured four, heightening tensions between the two nations. The strikes allegedly targeted civilian areas, prompting the Taliban govt to warn of retaliation.
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