Afghan Taliban officials say Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s eastern and southeastern border provinces kill at least 13 people, including 11 children, with a woman also reported among the dead. The Taliban government says the strikes hit areas in the provinces of Kunar, Khost and Paktika. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid also states that additional people are injured, with reports that all injured include children and women.
Pakistan has not issued an immediate public comment in the accounts citing Afghanistan’s statements, but one report notes that Pakistan typically describes such operations as targeting militants and does not intend to hit civilians. One source adds that Pakistan claims its strikes are “precise and calibrated,” citing a higher militant death toll.
The incident is presented as part of an ongoing conflict along the border. The Taliban says the strikes violate Afghanistan’s airspace and bomb civilian homes, while Pakistan frames the attacks as counter-militancy operations. The figures provided rely on Taliban and related reporting and reflect claims by both sides.
