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Pakistani airstrikes hit areas in Kandahar, Paktia, and Khost provinces of Afghanistan, killing at least four civilians according to Taliban spokesperson Zabihu
Pakistani airstrikes hit areas in Kandahar, Paktia, and Khost provinces of Afghanistan, killing at least four civilians according to Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid. Pakistan confirmed conducting air and drone strikes against 10 locations, claiming the sites were used to launch/store drones. The strikes are the latest in an escalating series of cross-border incidents; earlier strikes earlier in the week killed three more civilians. Mujahid condemned the strikes as "blatant aggression."
HR-LIFE-02 ICCPR Art. 6; IHLPakistani Forces conducted multiple waves of airstrikes inside Afghanistan targeting locations in Kandahar, Khost, Paktia, Kunar, and Paktika provinces. Afghan
Pakistani Forces conducted multiple waves of airstrikes inside Afghanistan targeting locations in Kandahar, Khost, Paktia, Kunar, and Paktika provinces. Afghan officials reported 4 civilians killed in the latest overnight strikes (September 24), while the UN confirmed 3 Afghan civilians (a man, a woman, and a girl) killed and 4 injured in earlier strikes in Kunar and Paktika. Pakistan claimed it targeted drone launch and storage sites and described the strikes as responses to drones launched from Afghan territory. Afghanistan's de facto authorities denied launching the drones and condemned the strikes.
HR-LIFE-02 ICCPR Art. 6; IHLPakistani air and drone strikes hit multiple districts across at least five Afghan provinces — Khost, Kandahar, Paktia, Kunar, and Paktika — amid escalating cro
Pakistani air and drone strikes hit multiple districts across at least five Afghan provinces — Khost, Kandahar, Paktia, Kunar, and Paktika — amid escalating cross-border tensions. UNAMA confirmed three civilians (a man, a woman, and a girl from the same family) were killed and four others wounded in Kunar. Homes were damaged in Paktia's Zazi Aryub district during a five-hour border exchange of fire between Taliban and Pakistani troops, prompting some residents to flee. Pakistan acknowledged striking 10 locations inside Afghanistan, claiming they targeted militant infrastructure linked to alleged drone attacks from Afghan territory.
HR-LIFE-02HR-DISP-01 ICCPR Art. 6; IHLTaliban intelligence forces, acting on orders from Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, arrested former senior Taliban member Mullah Muttasim Aghajan at
Taliban intelligence forces, acting on orders from Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, arrested former senior Taliban member Mullah Muttasim Aghajan at his madrasa in Aino Mina, Kandahar City, on Sunday evening (September 13, 2026). He was taken to a Taliban intelligence interrogation facility near the group's police headquarters; his whereabouts are subsequently unknown. Several visiting religious scholars — Nazar Mohammad Afghani, Najibullah Muneeb, and Zahid Rashidi — are reportedly being held at the madrasa. No charges or official explanation were provided. The arrest appears linked to Aghajan's hosting of a private gathering of religious scholars and his recent activities facilitating Afghan-Pakistani dialogue. This is his second arrest by the Taliban in 2026; he was also arrested in April 2026 and briefly released.
HR-DET-01HR-DET-02HR-EXPR-01 ICCPR Art. 9; UDHR Art. 9On August 15, 2026, a Taliban Ranger vehicle transporting dozens of children for the Taliban's fifth-anniversary celebrations overturned near the Esmatullah Man
On August 15, 2026, a Taliban Ranger vehicle transporting dozens of children for the Taliban's fifth-anniversary celebrations overturned near the Esmatullah Mandi area in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar. Three children were killed and eight others were injured. The article also notes that Taliban forces compelled local residents, shopkeepers, and vendors to purchase and display Taliban flags and participate in the celebrations.
HR-LIFE-02HR-CHILD-02HR-TORT-02 ICCPR Art. 6; IHLTaliban Morality Police arrested 18 shopkeepers in Rang-Rizan Alley, Kandahar city, on August 12, 2026. The arrests were made on charges of selling women's unde
Taliban Morality Police arrested 18 shopkeepers in Rang-Rizan Alley, Kandahar city, on August 12, 2026. The arrests were made on charges of selling women's underwear and other goods for women, and for shaving their beards — neither of which constitutes a legitimate criminal offense under international human rights law. The detentions reflect the Taliban's continued use of arbitrary morality-based enforcement against civilians engaged in lawful commerce.
HR-DET-01HR-MIN-01HR-SGBV-01 ICCPR Art. 9; UDHR Art. 9Pakistani air and drone strikes inside Afghanistan on at least 15 occasions between October 2025 and September 2026 killed at least 364 civilians and wounded 34
Pakistani air and drone strikes inside Afghanistan on at least 15 occasions between October 2025 and September 2026 killed at least 364 civilians and wounded 346 others across Kabul and the provinces of Kandahar, Kunar, Khost, Nangarhar, Paktia, and Paktika. Women and children made up 55% of casualties in some strike clusters. UNAMA confirmed individual incidents and noted more than 1,100 civilian deaths and injuries from cross-border violence in 2026 alone. Strikes also damaged homes, a madrassa, and a mosque. Pakistan claimed it targeted militant hideouts; UNAMA called on all parties to respect international humanitarian law.
HR-LIFE-02HR-DISP-01 ICCPR Art. 6; IHLPakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan across multiple provinces (Kunar, Helmand, Kandahar, Paktia, Khost, Paktika, Nangarhar, Kabul) from October 2025 through
Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan across multiple provinces (Kunar, Helmand, Kandahar, Paktia, Khost, Paktika, Nangarhar, Kabul) from October 2025 through October 2026 caused over 1,100 civilian deaths and injuries, confirmed by UNAMA. The deadliest single incident was the 16 March 2026 strike on the Omid Drug Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre in Kabul, killing at least 269 civilians (mostly patients) and injuring 122. Strikes on 1 October 2026 killed at least 10 civilians, mostly children, in Kunar and Helmand. Three civilian homes were also struck. Amnesty International found no military use of the rehabilitation centre.
HR-LIFE-02HR-DISP-01HR-ESC-01 ICCPR Art. 6; IHLTaliban militants seized a 23-member South Korean Christian aid group on July 19, 2007, while they were traveling to Kandahar. Two male hostages, including grou
Taliban militants seized a 23-member South Korean Christian aid group on July 19, 2007, while they were traveling to Kandahar. Two male hostages, including group leader Bae Hyung-kyu (42), were shot and killed. The remaining 21 hostages were held captive, primarily in the Ghazni area. Two female hostages (Kim Gina and Kim Kyung-ja) were released on August 13 as a goodwill gesture following face-to-face negotiations with South Korean officials. The remaining 19 hostages were still in captivity at the time of the article's publication.
HR-DET-01HR-LIFE-01 ICCPR Art. 9; UDHR Art. 9The record is what reached us and passed review. Thin coverage in a province reflects reporting conditions and access as much as the underlying situation, and absence of incidents is not evidence of absence of violations. No figure here is a national total.