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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; IHL
Kandahar
7 sources
Province-level
Single-source

Pakistani 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; IHL
Khost
1 source
Province-level
Corroborated

Pakistani 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; IHL
Khost
6 sources
Province-level
Corroborated

Taliban forces and Pakistani troops exchanged fire for approximately five hours along the border in Zazi Aryub district, Paktia province. Several homes were dam

Taliban forces and Pakistani troops exchanged fire for approximately five hours along the border in Zazi Aryub district, Paktia province. Several homes were damaged and residents fled the area. No casualty figures were reported. Taliban authorities had not commented at time of publication.

HR-LIFE-02HR-DISP-01 ICCPR Art. 6; IHL
Paktia
2 sources
District-level
Single-source

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 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; IHL
Kabul
1 source
Province-level
Single-source

Pakistani 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; IHL
Kabul
1 source
Province-level

The 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.