Four civilians killed in Pakistani strikes in Afghanistan, Taliban says
The Taliban government reported that four civilians were killed in a series of Pakistani air strikes targeting provinces including Kandahar, Paktia, and Khost. Pakistan stated that its forces struck ten targets, asserting that the operations were strictly limited to military objectives linked to recent attacks on Pakistani soil. This incident marks the second wave of strikes in a week, escalating tensions following a deadly attack on a police facility in Pakistan that was claimed by a group linked to the TTP.
- ▪The Taliban government announced that four civilians were killed in Pakistani air strikes across Kandahar, Paktia, and Khost provinces.
- ▪Pakistan claimed its forces hit ten targets, describing the strikes as precise and limited to military objectives connected to attacks against Pakistan.
- ▪The strikes occurred after a deadly attack on a police facility in north-western Pakistan that killed at least 31 people and was claimed by a TTP-linked group.
- ▪The UN mission Unama reported that cross-border violence between the two nations has killed at least 499 civilians and wounded 1,216 others since October 2025.
- ▪Pakistan accused Afghanistan of harboring TTP militants, a charge the Taliban government denied by labeling militancy as an internal Pakistani issue.
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Four civilians killed in Pakistani strikes in Afghanistan, Taliban saysImage source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Flames and smoke rise from an area struck by an air strike in Kandahar on ThursdayByTinshui YeungPublished2 minutes agoAfghanistan's Taliban government said a wave of Pakistani air strikes had killed four civilians in the latest escalation between the two sides.The strikes hit provinces including Kandahar, the Taliban's base of power, sources told the BBC. A resident told AFP news agency they heard a jet, followed by a large explosion and then a fire in the city.Pakistan said its forces had struck 10 targets in Afghanistan, without specifying their locations, adding the strikes were "strictly limited to identified military objectives".It's the second wave of Pakistani…
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