Afghanistan, June 29 -- Pakistani airstrikes killed 36 civilians and wounded 163 others in eastern Afghanistan overnight, authorities said Monday, accusing Islamabad of targeting residential areas.
Pakistan carried out overnight airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, killing 36 civilians and injuring 163 others, Taliban authorities said on Monday, June 29, accusing Islamabad of targeting residential areas in three provinces.
Hamdullah Fitrat said the strikes hit civilian homes in the provinces of Paktia, Paktika and Kunar. Pakistan has not immediately commented on the allegations.
According to the Taliban statement, Pakistani aircraft bombed a house in Mandokhail village of Chamkani district in Paktia, killing an elderly man and a child. The...