Pakistan bombs Afghanistan again: Taliban claims 11 children among 13 killed

Afghanistan's Taliban-led government has accused Pakistan of launching new airstrikes on its territory, resulting in the deaths of at least 13 people, including 11 children, and injuring 14 others. Spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid reported that the strikes targeted civilian homes in the provinces of Kunar, Khost, and Paktika. He condemned the alleged attacks as a "humanitarian crime" and "aggression." Pakistan has not yet officially acknowledged the strikes. This accusation intensifies the ongoing regional tensions and months of cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which have claimed hundreds of lives since late February. While temporary ceasefires have been implemented periodically, they have not held. Islamabad claims Kabul harbors militants, particularly the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which it alleges carries out attacks within Pakistan. The Afghan Taliban, ruling since 2021, deny this allegation. The situation remains volatile amidst broader regional instability, including renewed US-Iran hostilities and unrest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

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Crime. Last night, the Pakistani army once again violated Afghan airspace and bombed civilian homes in the provinces of Kunar, Khost, and Paktika. These attacks resulted in the deaths of 11 children, one woman, and one elderly man, with 14 others, including women and children, injured. We strongly condemn this humanitarian crime and this aggression.