Pakistan Bombs Civilian Home in Khost, Kills 10 Including Nine Children

Overnight on Nov. 25, Afghan officials and Taliban spokesmen said Pakistani airstrikes struck a house in Gurbuz/Gerbaz (Mughulgai/Mughalgay) district of Khost province, killing 10 civilians — nine children (five boys and four girls) and one woman — and destroying the home of Waliat/Wilayat Khan, son of Qazi Mir.

“Representational Image Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan soil overnight left at least 10 civilians dead, including nine children, according to the Taliban government, which condemned the attack early Tuesday”

ABP Live English

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid posted the allegation on X and said other strikes in Kunar and Paktika wounded four more civilians.

ABP Live English

Pakistani authorities had no immediate comment, and the strikes risk inflaming an already fragile ceasefire between the neighbours.

Multiple international and regional outlets quoted Mujahid's post on X as the primary source for casualty figures and locations.

They consistently mentioned nine children and one woman among the dead, plus additional wounded in Kunar and Paktika.

Al Jazeera

Several reports identified the strike time as around midnight and specified the victim's home.

Other reports simply repeated the casualty totals without further local detail.

Several reports placed the strikes in a wider context of sharply rising Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions.

“At least 10 people were killed and others were wounded in airstrikes carried out by Pakistani fighter jets early Tuesday on Afghan areas, according to government sources”

Al-Jazeera Net

The bombardment came hours after a suicide and gun attack on the Frontier Constabulary headquarters in Peshawar that killed three officers.

It also followed recent suicide blasts in Islamabad and earlier cross-border incidents that had already prompted a fragile ceasefire brokered in October.

Outlets noted Islamabad's repeated accusations that militants such as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operate from Afghan soil and Kabul's denials.

Coverage differed in tone and attribution.

Many outlets explicitly attributed the casualty claims to the Taliban government or to Mujahid's post on X.

Bhaskar English

Some regional reports used stronger language, quoting the Taliban's condemnation, for example calling Pakistani forces 'invasion forces', and warned of consequences.

Others remained more neutral, noting only the allegation and the lack of Pakistani comment.

Observers and several outlets warned the strikes risk undermining a fragile truce and could trigger further escalation along the porous border.

“Pakistan conducted a series of overnight airstrikes in three Afghan provinces Khost, Kunar, and Paktika around midnight on Monday, killing at least 10 civilians in Khost alone”

Dainik Jagran MP CG

Some reports also referenced recent diplomatic contacts and military operations to show the broader diplomatic and security stakes.

Dainik Jagran MP CG

However, reporting is based primarily on Taliban statements and wire-service citations (AFP/AP), and there is no independent verification in these accounts.

Important facts - motive, Pakistani official confirmation, and independent casualty verification - remain unconfirmed or disputed.