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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 morality police detained 12 journalists in Khost city while they were covering a public book fair, confiscating their cameras and recording equipment be
Taliban morality police detained 12 journalists in Khost city while they were covering a public book fair, confiscating their cameras and recording equipment before releasing them several hours later. RSF and AFJC condemned the arrests as a violation of press freedom, linking them to the Taliban's ban on publishing images of living beings under the Law on the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
HR-EXPR-01HR-DET-01 ICCPR Art. 19; UDHR Art. 19Taliban forces detained two young men — Amrullah (17) and Salam (19) — in the mountains between Khost district (Baghlan) and Worsaj district (Takhar), then shot
Taliban forces detained two young men — Amrullah (17) and Salam (19) — in the mountains between Khost district (Baghlan) and Worsaj district (Takhar), then shot and killed them. The NRF's political committee confirmed the victims were civilians, not resistance members. After the killings, Taliban forces poured acid on the bodies and publicly displayed them in markets in Khost district, Baghlan. The bodies were later returned to relatives.
HR-LIFE-01HR-TORT-02HR-CHILD-02 ICCPR Art. 6; UDHR Art. 3Eleven professors from the Faculty of Medicine at Herat University formally resigned on August 20, 2026, citing insulting and degrading treatment by the Taliban
Eleven professors from the Faculty of Medicine at Herat University formally resigned on August 20, 2026, citing insulting and degrading treatment by the Taliban's Morality Police, including the imprisonment of professors for having short beards. The Taliban Morality Police had also previously detained several UN staff members in Herat for the same reason. Separately, students at Sheikh Zayed University in Khost were expelled from university dormitories for not having beards. The resignations significantly impact medical education in Herat province.
HR-TORT-02HR-DET-01HR-WMN-02HR-MIN-01 ICCPR Art. 7Civil society activist Ehsan Sadat, linked to the Pashtun Protection Movement, was arrested by Taliban intelligence forces in Khost province approximately four
Civil society activist Ehsan Sadat, linked to the Pashtun Protection Movement, was arrested by Taliban intelligence forces in Khost province approximately four days before August 11, 2026. He was severely tortured and fell into a coma; his condition remains critical. His family confirmed the arrest but the reason for detention is unknown. The Taliban have not commented.
HR-TORT-01HR-DET-01HR-DET-02 CAT Art. 1; ICCPR Art. 7; UDHR Art. 5Armed clashes between the Bori Khail tribe (Khost, Spira district) and the Giyan Khail tribe (Paktika, Giyan district) over a disputed mountainous area entered
Armed clashes between the Bori Khail tribe (Khost, Spira district) and the Giyan Khail tribe (Paktika, Giyan district) over a disputed mountainous area entered a fourth consecutive day on 3 August 2026. Both sides reportedly used light and heavy weapons, including mortars. At least two people were injured in the current round of fighting. Shelling damaged at least two houses in Gelay village, Giyan district. Taliban forces were deployed to the area to prevent further escalation. The underlying land and resource dispute is reported to span nearly 80 years, with historical casualties estimated at around 250 by some local sources — figures that could not be independently verified.
HR-LIFE-02HR-DISP-01 ICCPR Art. 6; IHLPakistani 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; IHLThe 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.