{"id":8563,"date":"2026-06-28T21:15:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T21:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theafghanistanpost.com\/english\/?p=8563"},"modified":"2026-06-28T21:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T21:15:50","slug":"pakistan-launches-new-airstrikes-in-afghanistan-targeting-paktia-paktika-and-kunar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theafghanistanpost.com\/english\/pakistan-launches-new-airstrikes-in-afghanistan-targeting-paktia-paktika-and-kunar\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Launches New Airstrikes in Afghanistan, Targeting Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan has confirmed carrying out new air and ground operations in Afghanistan\u2019s eastern provinces of <strong>Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar<\/strong>. Local sources report that the Manda Khel area of Chamkani district in Paktia was hit by airstrikes and that civilians attempting to rescue victims were reportedly struck during a subsequent round of bombardment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Witnesses said fighter jets remained over the area while casualties continued to be transported to nearby medical facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan\u2019s Information Minister <strong>Attaullah Tarar<\/strong> said the operation was launched in response to recent attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Karachi, claiming that militant hideouts were targeted and that <strong>29 militants were killed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No official civilian casualty figures have been released, and the Taliban have not yet issued an official response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan has confirmed carrying out new air and ground operations in Afghanistan\u2019s eastern provinces of Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar. 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