Kabul claims Pakistani airstrike kills 10 people in eastern Afghanistan
Iran Press TV
Tuesday, 25 November 2025 10:46 AM
At least 10 people, including children and a woman, were killed in eastern Afghanistan in an alleged airstrike by Pakistani forces, according to the Taliban-led administration in Kabul.
In a post on his X account on Tuesday, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid accused Pakistani forces of conducting overnight airstrikes in the Gorbuz district of Khost province.
"Last night at around 12 o'clock in the Gorbuz district of Khost province, in the Mughalgai area, the Pakistani invading forces bombed the house of a local civilian resident, Waliat Khan, son of Qazi Mir. As a result, nine children (five boys and four girls), and one woman were martyred, and his house was destroyed," he said.
Mujahid said additional strikes were reported in Kunar and Paktika provinces, where four civilians were injured.
Pakistani authorities have not yet issued a statement regarding the incident.
The latest bombardment in Afghanistan came a day after three suicide attacks on the headquarters of Pakistan's paramilitary Federal Constabulary in Peshawar.
The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the Peshawar bombing, which killed three security forces.
According to state broadcaster PTV, the attackers were Afghan nationals. President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the incident, blaming what he described as the "foreign-backed Fitna al-Khawarij" — Islamabad's term for TTP militants it accuses of operating from across the Afghan border.
Earlier in November, a powerful suicide blast struck outside a courthouse in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, killing at least 12 people and injuring 36 others, officials said.
Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have sharply deteriorated in recent months, amid escalating border tensions and mutual accusations of harboring militants.
Kabul accused Islamabad of carrying out drone strikes on October 9 that killed several people in the Afghan capital, vowing retaliation in response.
The following days saw heavy cross-border clashes that left dozens of soldiers, civilians, and militants dead on both sides before Qatar brokered a ceasefire on October 19.
Since then, two rounds of talks have been held in Turkey, the most recent on Thursday, but both ended without progress after Kabul reportedly refused to provide written assurances that the TTP and other militant groups would not use Afghan territory to launch attacks against Pakistan.
Pakistan has long faced deadly attacks from militant outfits, including the resurgent TTP.
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