Taliban says four civilians killed in Pakistani strikes — Channel NewsAsia
The Taliban government in Afghanistan said that four civilians were killed as a result of Pakistani airstrikes on September 24 in the provinces of Kandahar, Paktia and Khost. As Channel NewsAsia reports, Taliban government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid called the strikes a violation of Afghan airspace and promised a response.
Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry summoned Pakistan’s chargé d’affaires in Kabul to protest the airstrikes. A Kandahar resident told AFP that he heard the sound of an aircraft, followed by a powerful explosion and a fire that broke out in the central part of the city.
Pakistan’s position
Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said Pakistani forces carried out “precise air and drone strikes” on 10 targets in Afghanistan. He did not specify the locations of these strikes, but claimed they were directed exclusively against military facilities linked to attempts to attack Pakistan.
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Islamabad also accuses the Afghan authorities of allowing militant bases and networks to exist on their territory. In particular, Pakistan demands that Afghanistan restrain the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group. Afghan officials reject these accusations and, in turn, state that Pakistan harbors groups hostile to Afghanistan and does not respect its sovereignty.
Strikes in eastern provinces
According to local officials, aircraft struck the 203rd Mansouri Corps of the Afghan army in Paktia province. Authorities in Khost province reported that there were also airstrikes there, but no casualties. The owner of a damaged house in Khost told AFP that there were neither military personnel nor militants in the building.
Earlier this week, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, at least three civilians were killed as a result of strikes in the east of the country. Pakistan then said that 28 militants had been killed. In July, the UN mission reported that at least 499 civilians were killed and another 1,216 injured as a result of cross-border armed violence between October 2025 and June 2026.
