Afghanistan says Pakistani airstrikes killed women and children
Afghan officials say at least nine women and children were killed and 11 people wounded by Pakistani air attacks.

Afghan officials say at least nine women and children were killed and 11 people wounded by Pakistani air attacks.




![A member of Taliban security forces uses a metal detector amid the rubble of a house that was damaged in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike in Gurbuz district of Khost province, Afghanistan, September 24, 2026 [Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-24T092006Z_1498853770_RC2KPNA6I1N1_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-1790305246.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)



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