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Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill nine, Kabul says
The ministry said the strikes hit militant hideouts and destroyed weapons caches, while Kabul said 9 women and children were killed.
- 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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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.
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Pakistan has carried out new aerial bombings in Afghanistan in a new escalation between the neighboring countries. Reports of casualties vary.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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Afghanistan Says Deadly Pakistani Strikes Killed 9 Civilians
The strikes come amid repeated cross-border clashes between the two countries, while Pakistan has repeatedly carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan since tensions between the two countries spiraled dramatically earlier this year.
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