Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill 10 Civilians, Kabul and UN Say
UNAMA said the strikes hit Helmand and Kunar and injured nine people, as Pakistan said it targeted militant hideouts and destroyed weapons.
- On Thursday, Pakistani airstrikes on two Afghan provinces killed at least 10 civilians, mostly children, with nine others injured, according to the United Nations and Afghanistan.
- Longstanding disputes over militant activity drive the cross-border violence, as Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban of allowing the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, to operate from Afghan territory, while Kabul denies providing a safe haven.
- Mohammad Hashim, a 30-year-old resident in Kunar, described the 3 a.m. strike: "I heard a woman calling out, asking for the stones to be moved off her; she was trapped underneath." He also found two men and four children in the rubble.
- Pakistan's Ministry of Information claimed the strikes were "well planned and calibrated" against militant hideouts, reporting 22 militants killed, while Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid condemned the act as a crime violating international principles.
- UNAMA documented over 1,100 civilian deaths and injuries from cross-border violence this year, reiterating calls for dialogue and de-escalation as the conflict shows no signs of abating.
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Pakistan confirmed on Thursday 1 October that it had conducted "planned and calibrated" airstrikes against Afghanistan, where Islamabad claims that terrorists are coordinating attacks. "At least ten civilians were killed, including a majority of children," the UN announced, confirming a review by the Taliban government.
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