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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Pakistani fighters carried out air strikes on Monday (21) against what security authorities described as possible hiding of militants in eastern Afghanistan, and claimed that 28 of them were killed. ^ Follow the international news channel of the g1 in WhatsApp The Kabul authorities said that at least three people were killed. Attacks near the border between the two countries marked a new escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan, increasing th…
The bombings occurred after an explosive and firearm attack on a police headquarters in northern Pakistan on Friday, which resulted in at least 31 deaths, including 16 police officers.
Pakistan says airstrikes target militant hideouts in Afghanistan, kill
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani jet fighters carried out airstrikes Monday on what security officials described as suspected militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan, and claimed 28 of them were killed. Authorities in Kabul said at least three people
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Pakistan carries out airstrikes in Afghanistan again; 3 killed, several injured amid rising border tensions
Pakistan reportedly carried out fresh airstrikes in Afghanistan's Kunar and Paktika provinces on Monday, killing three people and injuring several others. The attacks come amid escalating tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban.
Killed and wounded in a Pakistani air raid on Afghanistan after a series of armed attacks, threatening to escalate tensions between the two neighbouring countries.
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