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Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill nine, Kabul says
Pakistan said the strikes destroyed militant hideouts and weapons caches, while Kabul said 9 women and children were killed and 11 others wounded.
- On Thursday, Pakistani airstrikes hit two Afghan provinces, killing nine people according to the Afghan Taliban, while Pakistan's Information Ministry claimed 22 militants were killed in strikes targeting hideouts.
- Tensions between the two South Asian neighbors escalated after three months of relative calm, with Islamabad accusing Kabul of harboring militants who stage cross-border attacks.
- Mawlawi Sher Mohammad Wahdat, head of information and culture of Helmand Province, reported four deaths in Garmsir district, noting that "most of those killed and wounded are women and children."
- The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan documented over 1,100 civilian deaths and injuries from cross-border violence so far this year, underscoring the humanitarian toll of ongoing disputes.
- Pakistan denies striking civilians, maintaining its military operations target only militants who carry out attacks inside Pakistan; casualty figures from either side remain unverified.
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The Independent (US)Children among nine killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, Taliban say
Pakistan, however, says strikes killed 22 ’terrorists’ after targeting their hideouts
·London, United Kingdom
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Pakistan launched airstrikes against Afghanistan again early Thursday, with Kabul saying nine civilians were killed in the operations, while Islamabad said the victims were militants.
·Budapest, Hungary
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PAKISTAN carried out airstrikes on three houses in Afghanistan today, killing nine people, the Taliban government in Kabul announced.
·Zagreb, Croatia
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9 killed, 11 injured in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Helmand - The Tribune
Pakistani airstrikes in Kunar and Helmand provinces killed nine people, including women and children, and injured eleven. The Afghan government strongly condemned the attacks as an act of aggression, while Islamabad and Kabul remain divided over border security and militant allegations.
·Chandigarh, India
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