Conflict & Security
Pakistani airstrikes kill 3 in Afghanistan; Kabul vows retaliation
September 21, 2026 at 05:59 AM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Afghanistan says three killed in Pakistani air attacks
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
قتلى وجرحى في غارات باكستانية شرقي أفغانستان وكابل تتوعد بالرد
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MAMasrawy
حصيلة أولية.. مقتل 3 أشخاص وإصابة آخرين إثر غارات باكستانية على أفغانستان
(opens the publisher’s site)Pakistani airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan have killed at least three people, and Kabul is vowing to respond, Afghanistan's government said Monday.
- Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Pakistani airstrikes hit civilian areas in Kunar province, killing three people and wounding three others.
- A separate preliminary tally from government and tribal sources reported three killed, including two women, and four wounded, with a house in Kunar destroyed.
- Mujahid said warplanes also struck a house and shop in Paktika province with no reported casualties, and vowed Kabul would respond "at the appropriate time and place."