Pakistani Airstrikes Kill at Least Four Civilians in Kabul, Afghan Officials Say

Pakistani airstrikes targeted civilian areas in Kabul's 21st district overnight, killing four civilians and wounding 25 others, according to Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Fitrat said four houses were completely destroyed in passages 23 and 24.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported four civilian deaths and 14 injuries, including women and children, in Kabul's Pul-e-Charkhi area from the strikes.

Additional strikes hit provinces including Kandahar, Paktika, Paktia, Nangarhar and Khost, Afghan officials said. In Kandahar, a fuel storage facility of Kam Air airline was targeted, according to Fitrat and Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Islamic Emirate. A mortar strike in Nangarhar's Momand Dara district killed a woman and a child, per Nangarhar police and Fitrat.

Mujahid condemned the attacks by "Pakistan's military regime" as a continuation of past aggressions, stating they would not go unanswered. The Islamic Emirate's Ministry of Defense said Afghan forces responded by striking military sites in Pakistan's Kohat area, destroying facilities and inflicting losses.

Former President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the strikes on Kabul, Kandahar, Paktika and Paktia as violations of sovereignty, international law and neighborly principles, urging Pakistan to pursue dialogue. Residents in Paktia and Nangarhar decried the attacks as oppression against civilians during Ramadan.

UNAMA warned that escalating cross-border violence risks more civilian casualties, particularly among women and children.