Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill nine, Kabul says
Pakistan said precision strikes targeted militant hideouts and destroyed weapons caches, while Afghanistan said nine civilians 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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Islamabad says it hit “camps and hideouts” of armed groups in two areas, killing about 22 militants
Pakistan launches deadly air strikes on alleged militant hideouts in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has launched fresh airstrikes in Afghanistan, targeting the alleged hideouts of militants blamed for deadly cross-border attacks, officials said on Thursday.At least two hideouts were targeted in the provinces of Helmand and Kunar in early morning airstrikes, Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.At least 22 militants were killed and their arms and ammunition were destroyed, Tarar said in a statement.Afghanista…
Afghanistan says deadly Pakistani strikes hit Helmand
Afghanistan and Pakistan went to war earlier this year and, with no permanent resolution to security issues reached, there have been sporadic attacks since a March truce. The latest strikes hit Helmand as well as Kunar, which borders Pakistan, killing 10 civilians, according to the Taliban government's deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat. Islamabad confirmed "planned and calibrated" strikes in Afghanistan, without detailing locations, which it s…
Pakistan launches airstrikes on Helmand in Afghanistan
The Pakistani military launched rare strikes on Afghanistan's Helmand province on Thursday, the Taliban government said as it reported multiple civilians killed. Islamabad confirmed "planned and calibrated" strikes in Afghanistan, without detailing locations, which it said targeted militants. An airstrike also hit eastern Kunar province, Afghan officials said, in the latest deadly attack to hit the border region between the two countries. "Nine …
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