Pakistan Bombs Kabul and Border Provinces, Targets TTP, Kills Four and Wounds 15

Pakistan carried out overnight air strikes on Kabul and several Afghan border provinces, Afghan authorities said, with the bombardment in the capital killing four people and wounding 15.

“Police spokesman Khalid Zadran said in a post on X that a Pakistani bombardment hit homes in the capital Kabul: Afghan authorities said on Friday that Pakistan had carried out new strikes on Kabul and border provinces, killing four people in the capital”

Deccan Chronicle

Afghan and international outlets reported the strikes struck homes in Kabul and that women and children were among the victims, while a Pakistani security official confirmed the operation and said the targets were militants from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Deccan Chronicle

Afghan officials and the Taliban government said strikes also hit the southern province of Kandahar and eastern border provinces Paktia and Paktika, and that a fuel depot for private airline Kam Air near Kandahar airport was struck.

Kabul spokespeople and the Taliban's spokesperson reported damage in provinces that host senior Taliban leadership, while reporting that civilian infrastructure, including the Kam Air fuel depot used to supply civilian and UN aircraft, was affected.

Firstpost

Pakistan's authorities framed the operation as targeting militants from the Pakistani Taliban (TTP); multiple reports said a Pakistani security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the strikes and named the TTP as the objective.

“Pakistan air strikes hit Kabul and Afghan border provinces, killing four Afghan authorities said Friday that Pakistani air strikes hit Kabul and border provinces overnight, killing four people in the capital”

France 24

At the same time, Pakistan's military had not issued a public statement in some reports at the time of coverage, and the security source that confirmed the strikes spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity.

Humanitarian and displacement impacts have been significant according to UN and Afghan accounts: the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported 56 civilians killed, including 24 children, by Pakistani military operations between February 26 and March 5, and estimated about 115,000 people were forced to flee their homes.

Reporting also highlighted cross-border clashes that have intensified since late February, with Afghan authorities saying operations forced residents to leave and hampered trade.

Free Malaysia Today

Claims over civilian harm remain contested and difficult to independently verify: Afghan authorities and Taliban spokespeople accused Pakistan of deliberately hitting residential areas and killing family members, while Pakistan insisted its strikes did not cause civilian casualties.

“Pakistan strikes Kabul and Afghan border provinces, 4 killed in airstrikes Taliban government said Pakistan had also bombed the fuel depot of private airline Kam Air near Afghanistan's Kandahar airport”

Hindustan Times

News outlets noted specific incidents cited by Afghan officials, including reports of entire families and children killed by artillery and mortar fire in border provinces, and characterised casualty claims from both sides as hard to verify.

Hindustan Times