Pakistan says 22 fighters killed in air attacks on Afghanistan

Kabul says the strikes on Kunar and Helmand provinces killed nine women and children.

Pakistan has launched air attacks on Afghanistan, saying it targeted hideouts used by armed groups in two locations and killed at least 22 fighters.

The announcement by Pakistan’s Ministry of Information on Thursday came as Kabul accused Islamabad of killing at least nine women and children in attacks on its Kunar and Helmand provinces.

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Al Jazeera could not independently verify the casualty claims.

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for Afghanistan’s government, said the strikes took place late on Wednesday and that at least nine people were killed and 11 others wounded.

In a post on X, he said the attacks on northeastern Kunar and southern Helmand destroyed three houses.

“We condemn this act and consider it an aggression and crime against all accepted principles,” he wrote.

The alleged attacks come amid an escalation in fighting between the neighbouring countries after three months of relative calm. Islamabad accuses Kabul of harbouring armed groups, including the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, who stage cross-border attacks on its territory.

The Afghan government ‌denies the charge and says the Pakistani attacks have targeted civilian homes, killing and wounding women and children.

喀布尔方面称，对库纳尔省和赫尔曼德省的袭击造成九名妇女和儿童死亡。

巴基斯坦对阿富汗发动空袭，称袭击目标是两处武装团体藏身之处，造成至少 22 名武装分子死亡。

巴基斯坦新闻部周四发布声明之际，喀布尔指责伊斯兰堡在袭击其库纳尔省和赫尔曼德省的事件中杀害了至少九名妇女和儿童。

问题 1/4：巴基斯坦和阿富汗之间暴力冲突为何反复发生？

阿富汗方面称有28名武装分子被打死，伊斯兰堡和喀布尔互相指责（共4条记录，此为第2条）

巴基斯坦和土耳其距离加入沙特阿拉伯打击胡塞武装的战争越来越近（共4份名单，此为第3份）。

巴基斯坦德拉伊斯梅尔汗发生自杀式炸弹袭击，造成至少12人死亡（共4起，此为第4起）

半岛电视台无法独立核实伤亡情况。

阿富汗政府发言人扎比胡拉·穆贾希德表示，空袭发生在周三晚些时候，造成至少 9 人死亡，11 人受伤。

他在 X 上发帖称，对库纳尔东北部和赫尔曼德南部的袭击摧毁了三栋房屋。

“我们谴责这一行为，并认为这是对所有公认原则的侵略和犯罪行为，”他写道。

在经历了三个月的相对平静之后，邻国之间的冲突再次升级，而此次袭击事件正是在此背景下发生的。伊斯兰堡指责喀布尔窝藏包括巴基斯坦塔利班运动在内的武装组织，这些组织在其境内发动跨境袭击。

阿富汗政府否认了这一指控，并表示巴基斯坦的袭击目标是平民住宅，造成妇女和儿童伤亡。