Pakistan bombs airline fuel depot near Kandahar airport, Afghan Taliban says
Pakistan targeted militant hideouts in airstrikes, hitting Kam Air's fuel depot near Kandahar airport, amid escalating border conflict causing civilian casualties, the UN said 56 civilians died.
- On Friday, the Taliban said Pakistan Air Force bombed the fuel depot of private airline Kam Air near Kandahar airport as cross-border conflict flared again.
- Tensions stem from the Durand Line dispute and the Taliban's 2021 return, with Islamabad seeking Taliban help to control armed groups like the TTP, and fighting escalated last month.
- Kabul police said four were killed and 15 wounded in bombardment, while the United Nations mission in Afghanistan reported 56 civilians and 24 children killed and about 115,000 people displaced.
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Asia Intelligence Brief — March 13, 2026
What Matters Today 1 Pakistan bombs Kam Air fuel depot near Kandahar airport — Taliban calls it “significant escalation”; first strike in over a week despite China’s mediation; retaliatory Afghan drone strikes hit Pakistani base in Kohat; UN aircraft fuel supply threatened — Pakistan bombed the fuel depot of private airline Kam Air near Afghanistan’s […] The post Asia Intelligence Brief — March 13, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
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Pakistan strikes Kandahar airport fuel depot
Pakistan bombed a fuel depot belonging to a private Afghan airline near Kandahar airport, the Afghan Taliban said on Friday, marking a sharp escalation in the worst fighting in years between the neighbouring countries. The depot belonged to Kam Air and supplied fuel to civilian aircraft as well as planes operated by the United Nations, […] The post Pakistan strikes Kandahar airport fuel depot appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.
Afghanistan says six civilians killed in Pakistan strikes
Afghan authorities said on Friday that Pakistan attacks on Kabul and border provinces killed four people in the capital and two in the east, the latest deadly clashes in the long-running conflict.
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