This photo taken on Sept. 24, 2026 shows a view of a village after an airstrike in Khost, Afghanistan. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua)
KABUL, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed in airstrikes carried out by the Pakistani military across three Afghan provinces on Thursday, the Afghan government said.
The strikes hit southern Kandahar province as well as the eastern provinces of Paktia and Khost, Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement.
Describing the attacks as "brutal aggression," Mujahid said that "these shameless acts of aggression and attacks by the Pakistani military regime will be met with an appropriate response through a decisive stance."
Pakistan's Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said Thursday morning that Pakistan conducted "precision aerial and drone strikes" on 10 locations in Afghanistan used for launching and storing drones in an exercise of self-defense.
Pakistan condemns in the strongest possible terms the deliberate and unlawful incursion into the country by drones on Sept. 23, Tarar said in a post on X. ■
This photo taken on Sept. 24, 2026 shows a view of a village after an airstrike in Khost, Afghanistan. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Sept. 24, 2026 shows a view of a village after an airstrike in Khost, Afghanistan. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua)
