Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill at least 13 people, including children

Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of carrying out cross-border airstrikes that killed at least 13 people and injured 14 others, according to reports from the Associated Press.

Afghan officials and local sources said the strikes hit areas close to the shared border between the two countries, marking one of the deadliest escalations in recent weeks.

“Last night, the Pakistani military once again violated Afghanistan’s airspace and bombed civilian homes in the provinces of Kunar, Khost, and Paktika. As a result of these attacks, 11 children, one woman, and one elderly man were killed,” Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid wrote on X.

The strikes come after a relatively quiet period along the border following earlier conflict between the two countries that erupted in late February. The latest violence is being seen as one of the most serious flare-ups in weeks.

A United Nations report released last month had estimated that at least 372 Afghan civilians were killed and 397 others injured during the earlier phase of the conflict in the first three months of the year.