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Taliban Denounce Pakistani Bombing Killing 13 Civilians, Including Children
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Taliban Denounce Pakistani Bombing Killing 13 Civilians, Including Children

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Taliban government reported that 13 civilians, including 11 children, were killed and 14 injured in Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan.
  • The strikes targeted residential areas in Kunar, Khost, and Paktika provinces, which border Pakistan along the Durand Line.
  • The Taliban condemned the bombings as a "humanitarian crime and act of aggression," accusing Pakistan of violating Afghan sovereignty amid ongoing border tensions.

Afghanistan's de facto Taliban government reported that Pakistani airstrikes killed at least 13 civilians, including 11 children, and wounded 14 others in the country's eastern provinces. The Taliban government condemned the bombings as a "humanitarian crime and act of aggression."

In these attacks, 11 children, a woman, and an elderly man were killed, while another 14 people, including women and children, were injured.

— Zabihullah MujahidConfirming the casualties from the Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan.

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid stated that Pakistani forces bombed civilian homes in Kunar, Khost, and Paktika provinces. These regions share a direct border with Pakistan along the Durand Line, a disputed territorial boundary. Mujahid accused Islamabad's military forces of violating Afghanistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity by attacking residential areas.

The incident occurs amid recurring tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, marked by periodic clashes. According to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), at least 327 Afghan civilians were killed and 397 injured in armed conflicts between the two countries in the first three months of the year alone. These border clashes have also displaced over 94,000 people as of April 1.

humanitarian crime and act of aggression

— Taliban governmentCondemning the Pakistani bombings of civilian homes.

The escalating conflict stems from Pakistan's accusations that the Taliban government harbors the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a major insurgent group operating within Pakistan.

violated once again the sovereignty

— Zabihullah MujahidAccusing Pakistani military forces of breaching Afghan territorial integrity.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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