Pakistan Attack on Pakistan Kills Civilians

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the supreme leader of Afghanistan, Zabihullah Mujahid, stated that Pakistani airstrikes in Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar provinces killed and injured dozens of civilians, including women and children.

"Last night, the Pakistani military launched another airstrike on civilian areas in Gayan District, Paktika, Tsamkani District, Paktia, and Manogai District, Kunar," Mujahid wrote on X, as reported by ANTARA from Sputnik, Monday, June 29.

According to Mujahid, the attack left dozens of civilians dead and injured, including women and children.

He called Pakistan's action a "cowardly act of aggression" and condemned the attack.

Mujahid also said that a Pakistani air strike on June 8 hit civilian settlements in Kunar, Khost, and Paktika provinces, killing 13 people, including 11 children, and injuring 14 women and children.

Earlier on the same day, Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said his country's security forces launched a planned ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, followed by an attack on a location that was said to be a terrorist group hiding in the border area.