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The Taliban government says Pakistani air strikes in several Afghan provinces have killed four civilians, as tensions between the two neighbours escalate following a deadly attack in Pakistan.
Afghanistan’s Taliban government says Pakistani air strikes have killed four civilians in the latest escalation between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the strikes targeted areas in Kandahar, Paktia and Khost provinces. Local officials also reported damage to homes and a Taliban-controlled military facility, although casualty figures from some areas were not immediately available.
Pakistan said its forces struck 10 targets inside Afghanistan, describing the operation as “strictly limited to identified military objectives” linked to attacks against Pakistan.
The latest strikes come after a deadly attack on a police facility in north-western Pakistan on September 18 that killed at least 31 people. A group linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility.
Islamabad has repeatedly accused Afghanistan’s Taliban government of allowing TTP militants to operate from Afghan territory, while Kabul denies the allegation and says militancy in Pakistan is an internal issue.
The Taliban warned that there would be an “appropriate response” to the latest strikes, while Pakistan said it would respond to any further “provocative act.”
The United Nations has previously warned about the growing civilian cost of cross-border violence. UNAMA reported that at least 499 civilians were killed and 1,216 wounded in cross-border armed violence between October 2025 and June 2026.
The two countries agreed to a ceasefire in March, but efforts to establish a lasting resolution have so far failed.
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