A recent airstrike by Pakistan in Afghanistan’s Paktika province has killed 46 people, says Hamdullah Fitrat, a spokesperson for the Afghan Taliban. The attack targeted places where the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were thought to be hiding.
This was the second strike like this since March, when Pakistan also targeted these areas based on intelligence reports. The Afghan Taliban has promised to respond to these attacks. On social media, they warned that such actions won’t solve any problems.
The airstrikes occurred on the night of December 24 and hit seven villages, including Laman, where five members of one family were killed. Reports state that a village named Murg Bazaar in Barmal faced severe damage.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Defense condemned the airstrike, insisting that defending their land is their right. They also mentioned that some people who had fled from Waziristan were affected by these attacks.
So far, the Pakistani government has not publicly acknowledged these airstrikes. Since November 2022, the TTP has been increasing attacks on Pakistani security forces after ending a cease-fire agreement with the Pakistani government.
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