Pakistani airstrikes on 21 September 2026 struck the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, with Pakistan claiming 28 militants killed while Afghan officials and Taliban sources reported at least three civilian deaths. The strikes targeted provinces of Kunar and Paktika.
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At least three killed in Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan, officials say Reuters
At least three killed in Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan, officials say @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Pakistan #Afghanistan #Taliban #Paktika sightmagazine.com.au/news/at-leas... At least three people were killed in Pakistani airstrikes on north-eastern Afghanistan on Monday, Afghan officials said.
The Afghan border provinces of Kunar and Paktika were reportedly struck. Pakistan last carried out deadly strikes on Afghanistan in June.
KABUL/ISLAMABAD, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Pakistani airstrikeskilled at least three people in Afghanistan on Monday, Afghan officials said, in action that could reignite tensions between the neighbours after nearly three months of relative calm. The Afghan side "will respond appropriately to this aggression," said Zabihullah Mujahid, chief spokesman of the government. Afghan officials said the strikes
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KABUL/ISLAMABAD, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Pakistan's government said on Monday that airstrikes killed at least 28 militants in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, with one security official saying two Afghan provinces were targeted. Hours earlier, Afghan Taliban officials accused Islamabad of killing at least three civilians in overnight airstrikes on its territory. The attacksbroke nearly three mo
KABUL/ISLAMABAD, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Pakistan's government said on Monday that it launched airstrikes in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, killing at least 28 militants, with one security official saying two Afghan provinces were targeted. Hours earlier, Afghan Taliban officials accused Islamabad of killing at least three civilians in overnight airstrikes on Afghan territory. The UN Assistan