Afghan authorities say Pakistani forces carried out an airstrike in southeastern Khost province that killed at least nine children and one woman.
Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday that the strike occurred around midnight (19:30 GMT) in Khost’s Gurbuz district.
In a post on X, Mujahid stated that “Pakistani invading forces bombed the home of a local civilian, Waliat Khan, son of Qazi Mir.” He said the attack destroyed the house and killed five boys, four girls, and a woman.
Mujahid added that additional airstrikes in Kunar in the northeast and Paktika in the east injured at least four civilians.
