Pakistan airstrikes in Afghanistan kill at least 10 civilians

At least 10 civilians, many of whom were children, were killed during Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Kunar and Helmand provinces, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

The Pakistani government reported that the strikes were targeted operations against 22 militants linked to groups such as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), asserting that they took precautions to avoid collateral damage. However, local residents and the Taliban government have disputed this, reporting significant civilian deaths and the destruction of homes and livestock.

In Helmand province, witnesses described the impact of the strikes on residential areas, noting that the attacks killed several people and left others injured. The Taliban government condemned the incursions as an aggression and a crime.