Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill nine, Kabul says
- On Thursday, Pakistani airstrikes hit two Afghan provinces, with the Afghan Taliban reporting nine deaths and 11 wounded, while Pakistan's Information Ministry claimed to have killed 22 militants in strikes on hideouts.
- Tensions between the South Asian neighbors 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, calling militancy Pakistan's internal problem.
- Mawlawi Sher Mohammad Wahdat, head of information and culture of Helmand Province, reported four deaths in Garmsir district. He stated that "most of those killed and wounded are women and children," underlining the civilian toll.
- The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan documented over 1,100 civilian deaths and injuries from cross-border violence so far this year, illustrating the severe humanitarian toll of the ongoing 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
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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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