Washington, June 20 (IANS) The US should use its leverage with Pakistan to ensure accountability and affirm Afghanistan’s right to be free from cross-border military actions that result in civilian casualties, including children, a report has stated. Pakistan carried out fresh airstrikes in Afghanistan last week after a month of relative calm, killing at least 13 civilians and injuring 10 others, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Islamabad confirmed the s…
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Kabul, June 10 (IANS) At least 13 civilians, mostly children, were killed in Pakistani military airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Kunar, Khost, and Paktika provinces, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed on Wednesday.Condemning the actions by Pakistani forces, Mujahid said that the attack targeting civilian homes took place on Tuesday night, killing 11 children, one woman and an elderly man, while 14 other women and children were injured.Taking to social media platform X, the Taliban sp…
Kabul, Feb 24 (IANS) At least 13 people, including women and children, were killed in Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghanistan’s Nangarhar and Paktika, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said, local media reported on Tuesday. UNAMA stated that 13 people were killed and seven others were injured in Pakistan’s airstrikes in Bahsud and Khogiani districts of Nangarhar on February 21–22 from 11:15 p.m. to 1:45 a.m., Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported.A sch…