Pakistan has once again carried out deadly attacks in Afghanistan. Afghan government officials and local sources said on Wednesday morning that at least 13 people were killed in Pakistani attacks in Afghanistan near the border of the two countries. Afghanistan said that Pakistani military aircraft violated its airspace at night and bombed civilian homes in Kunar, Khost, and Paktika provinces. According to Afghan officials, the attack killed 11 children, one woman, and one elderly person, while 14 women and children were injured.
Kabul's Taliban rulers condemned the attacks, calling them a human rights crime and an act of aggression. Pakistan has previously carried out deadly attacks in Afghanistan many times. According to Taliban government chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, Pakistani aircraft violated Afghanistan's airspace and targeted civilian residences in Khost, Kunar, and Paktika provinces.
[Image: A building was reduced to rubble in Afghanistan's Paktika province after a Pakistani airstrike, and children died in their sleep.]
Caption: A building was reduced to rubble in Afghanistan's Paktika province after a Pakistani airstrike, and children died in their sleep.
[Image: Houses were destroyed when missiles fell on residential areas.]
Caption: Houses were destroyed when missiles fell on residential areas.
Taliban condemned the Pakistani attack
The Taliban called these attacks a clear violation of Afghanistan's sovereignty. However, no official statement has yet come from Pakistan regarding these recent attacks. Pakistan says that 'Pakistani Taliban' (TTP) militants are using Afghan soil to carry out major suicide and terrorist attacks in Pakistan.
Pakistan has long been demanding action from the Afghan Taliban against these militants, which Kabul has been refusing. In contrast, the Afghan Taliban says that Pakistan is targeting innocent Afghan citizens to divert attention from its internal security and political failures.
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What has happened since February 2026?
- February 2026: Pakistan claimed to target militant hideouts in Paktika and Nangarhar provinces, in which many civilians were also killed. After this, heavy firing started between the two armies along the Durand Line (border).
- March 2026 Attack on Kabul Hospital: On March 16, Pakistan carried out an airstrike on the 'Omid Drug Rehabilitation Hospital' in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, which is a drug de-addiction center. According to a UN (UNAMA) report, 269 civilians died in this single attack, while the Taliban claimed the death toll was over 400.
