Pakistani Forces conducted airstrikes in Paktika and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan on or around September 22–23, 2026, resulting in civilian casualties. Taliba
Summary
Pakistani Forces conducted airstrikes in Paktika and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan on or around September 22–23, 2026, resulting in civilian casualties. Taliban authorities reported civilians were killed and injured, though independent verification was not available. Russia's embassy in Kabul expressed concern and urged restraint. Taliban officials condemned the strikes as a violation of Afghan sovereignty and described them as "war crimes."
Where
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Placed to province only. No source names a district, so the entry is recorded at the coarsest honest level rather than implying a precision we do not have.
Legal classification
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Killing of civilians in attack · primary
ICCPR Art. 6; IHL
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Also coded as: Armed conflict
Sources
One report only. Nothing corroborates it yet, which is why this entry is graded single-source rather than confirmed.
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Afghanistan Human Rights Center, “Pakistani Forces conducted airstrikes in Paktika and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan on or around September 22–23, 2026, resulting in civilian casualties. Taliba”, entry AHRC-2026-0922-PKA-01, grade: Single-source, 2026-09-22. Retrieved 3 October 2026.