# Pakistan launches deadly airstrikes on Afghanistan

https://mins.news/en/item/81574

- DW, 2026-10-01 09:22 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-launches-deadly-airstrikes-on-afghanistan/a-79498092?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Pakistani overnight airstrikes in Helmand and Kunar killed at least nine civilians, including women and children, and wounded 11. Pakistan said it targeted militant hideouts, killing 22 fighters and destroying weapons and ammunition. Neither side’s casualty figures could be independently verified.

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