Pakistan’s latest air strikes in Afghanistan’s Paktika province have left 46 civilians dead, the majority of whom were women and children, sparking outrage and condemnation from the Taliban government.

The death toll from the Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Barmal district of Paktika province has risen to 46, with six people left injured so far, with the majority of victims being women and children,

Pakistani side has been clearly informed that protecting Afghanistan's national sovereignty is a red line for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Taliban officials report that at least 46 people were killed in Barmal, a remote mountainous district of Paktika, because of overnight aerial bombing that allegedly was conducted by Pakistan

Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesman for the Afghan government, said those killed in the strikes that targeted four locations in Barmal, were refugees, adding that six others were also wounded.

Airstrikes conducted by Pakistan in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province have resulted in the deaths of 46 people, according to a spokesperson for the Taliban government. The Pakistani attacks are the latest escalation in the ongoing tensions at the border, which have been rising since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021.

Pakistan Airstrikes Kill 46 in Afghanistan’s Paktika Province, Taliban Condemns Attack Amid Rising Pakistan-Afghanistan Tensions

Pakistan launched rare airstrikes on Tuesday, i.e., December 24, on the Barmal district of Paktika province in Afghanistan targeting suspected hideouts of Taliban, also known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

The Pakistani military conducted air raids potentially killed dozens while targeting alleged Pakistani Taliban militants in the rural Paktika Province of Afghanistan Tuesday night.