At least nine children and a woman were killed after Pakistani forces reportedly bombed a civilian home in Afghanistan’s southeastern Khost province, Afghan authorities said Tuesday.
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban administration, reported that the attack occurred at midnight local time (19:30 GMT) in the Gurbuz district.
“The Pakistani invading forces bombed the house of local resident Waliat Khan, son of Qazi Mir,” Mujahid wrote on X. He added: “As a result, nine children—five boys and four girls—and one woman were martyred, and the house was destroyed.”
Mujahid said additional airstrikes struck Kunar and Paktika provinces, injuring at least four civilians.
The attack comes amid tense and fragile ceasefire talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with both sides blaming each other for the stalemate in negotiations.
There was no immediate response from Pakistan.
Later Tuesday, Mujahid warned that Afghanistan would “respond appropriately at the right time”, emphasizing that defending the country’s airspace, territory, and people is a legitimate right.
The Khost bombing follows a suicide attack in Peshawar, Pakistan, a day earlier targeting the headquarters of Pakistan’s paramilitary Federal Constabulary force. The attack was claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter faction of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP).
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