At least three killed in Pakistani airstrike on Afghanistan, Tolo News reports
UNAMA said cross-border violence caused 399 civilian casualties from April to June, as the latest strike raised fears of renewed fighting.
- 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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Pakistan strikes Afghanistan again, 3 killed as civilian toll mounts
Pakistan's latest airstrikes in Afghanistan have added to its mounting civilian toll linked to its cross-border operations against its neighbour, with three people reportedly killed and several others wounded in Kunar, while strikes also hit Paktika province, Tolo News reported.
At least three killed in Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan
A Taliban security personnel on patrol in Kabul. Relations between the former allies have remained strained since their worst clashes in years erupted in February. (EPA Images pic)KABUL/ISLAMABAD: At least three people were killed in Pakistani airstrikes on northeastern Afghanistan on Monday, Afghan officials said, threatening to reignite tensions between the neighbours after nearly three months of relative calm.Relations between the former alli…
3 killed after Pakistan bombs Afghanistan again, border clashes escalate
At least three people were killed and six injured after Pakistani aircraft carried out early morning airstrikes in Afghanistan's Kunar province, as fighting also intensified along the disputed border, raising fears of a wider escalation between the two neighbours.
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