 "People inspect houses and vehicles destroyed during an airstrike, following a temporary ceasefire, amid the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2025. Reuters File/Representational image")
Pakistan bombed a local resident’s home in Afghanistan’s southeastern Khost province, killing nine children among the 10 dead, a Taliban spokesperson said on Tuesday.
The spokesperson of the Afghan government, Zabihullah Mujahid, said that the attack took place at midnight in the Gurbuz district of Khost province. Among the nine dead children are five boys and four girls.
Separate airstrikes were conducted in northeastern Kunar and eastern Paktika provinces, injuring four civilians.
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are high as violence rises across the shared border between the two countries. The latest incident occurred hours after suicide bombers on Monday attacked the Federal Constabulary’s (FC) headquarters in Pakistan’s Peshawar city in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The bombing killed at least three FC soldiers and injured 11 others, according to Dawn.
A bomber blew himself up at the gate and two others tried to enter the FC’s premises but were gunned down by FC personnel, Mian Saeed Ahmad, a Peshawar police officer, told the newspaper.
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View AllBoth sides signed a ceasefire in Doha in October, but peace talks in Turkey collapsed without a long-term deal due to a disagreement over militant groups hostile to Pakistan that operate inside Afghanistan.
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