Pakistan says its air force carries out airstrikes on suspected militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan and claims 28 militants, including “terrorists” and suicide bombers, are killed. The Pakistani side says the strikes target multiple locations.
Kabul’s official response differs from Pakistan’s account. Afghan authorities, as reported by outlets covering the incident, state that the strikes result in far fewer deaths, with three people killed. The discrepancy centers on the number of fatalities and the characterization of those hit.
The reporting also reflects different framing by sources: Pakistan describes the operations as attacks on militant positions, while Afghan officials present a lower casualty figure. The accounts are not reconciled in the available reports, and neither side provides consistent, independently verified details of the victims or locations.
