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Pakistani forces allegedly struck residential homes in Sordagh village, Shkin district, Paktika, at about 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, killing a young man, injuring two

Pakistani forces allegedly struck residential homes in Sordagh village, Shkin district, Paktika, at about 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, killing a young man, injuring two students, and damaging several homes. Reported by Taliban police command and local sources; not independently verified.

HR-LIFE-02HR-DISP-01 ICCPR Art. 6; IHL
Paktika
2 sources
District-level
Single-source

Pakistani air and drone strikes hit multiple districts across at least five Afghan provinces — Khost, Kandahar, Paktia, Kunar, and Paktika — amid escalating cro

Pakistani air and drone strikes hit multiple districts across at least five Afghan provinces — Khost, Kandahar, Paktia, Kunar, and Paktika — amid escalating cross-border tensions. UNAMA confirmed three civilians (a man, a woman, and a girl from the same family) were killed and four others wounded in Kunar. Homes were damaged in Paktia's Zazi Aryub district during a five-hour border exchange of fire between Taliban and Pakistani troops, prompting some residents to flee. Pakistan acknowledged striking 10 locations inside Afghanistan, claiming they targeted militant infrastructure linked to alleged drone attacks from Afghan territory.

HR-LIFE-02HR-DISP-01 ICCPR Art. 6; IHL
Khost
1 source
Province-level
Corroborated

Pakistani airstrikes on Kunar province killed at least three civilians — a man, a woman, and a girl — and injured four others on 22 September 2026, according to

Pakistani airstrikes on Kunar province killed at least three civilians — a man, a woman, and a girl — and injured four others on 22 September 2026, according to UNAMA. The Taliban government condemned the strikes as aggression against civilian areas. Strikes also hit Paktika province, damaging a house and shop without reported casualties. UNAMA urged all parties to respect international humanitarian law and protect civilians during cross-border operations.

HR-LIFE-02HR-DISP-01 ICCPR Art. 6; IHL
Kunar
20 sources
Province-level
Single-source

Armed clashes between the Bori Khail tribe (Khost, Spira district) and the Giyan Khail tribe (Paktika, Giyan district) over a disputed mountainous area entered

Armed clashes between the Bori Khail tribe (Khost, Spira district) and the Giyan Khail tribe (Paktika, Giyan district) over a disputed mountainous area entered a fourth consecutive day on 3 August 2026. Both sides reportedly used light and heavy weapons, including mortars. At least two people were injured in the current round of fighting. Shelling damaged at least two houses in Gelay village, Giyan district. Taliban forces were deployed to the area to prevent further escalation. The underlying land and resource dispute is reported to span nearly 80 years, with historical casualties estimated at around 250 by some local sources — figures that could not be independently verified.

HR-LIFE-02HR-DISP-01 ICCPR Art. 6; IHL
Khost
1 source
District-level
Single-source

Pakistani air and drone strikes inside Afghanistan on at least 15 occasions between October 2025 and September 2026 killed at least 364 civilians and wounded 34

Pakistani air and drone strikes inside Afghanistan on at least 15 occasions between October 2025 and September 2026 killed at least 364 civilians and wounded 346 others across Kabul and the provinces of Kandahar, Kunar, Khost, Nangarhar, Paktia, and Paktika. Women and children made up 55% of casualties in some strike clusters. UNAMA confirmed individual incidents and noted more than 1,100 civilian deaths and injuries from cross-border violence in 2026 alone. Strikes also damaged homes, a madrassa, and a mosque. Pakistan claimed it targeted militant hideouts; UNAMA called on all parties to respect international humanitarian law.

HR-LIFE-02HR-DISP-01 ICCPR Art. 6; IHL
Kabul
1 source
Province-level
Single-source

Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan across multiple provinces (Kunar, Helmand, Kandahar, Paktia, Khost, Paktika, Nangarhar, Kabul) from October 2025 through

Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan across multiple provinces (Kunar, Helmand, Kandahar, Paktia, Khost, Paktika, Nangarhar, Kabul) from October 2025 through October 2026 caused over 1,100 civilian deaths and injuries, confirmed by UNAMA. The deadliest single incident was the 16 March 2026 strike on the Omid Drug Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre in Kabul, killing at least 269 civilians (mostly patients) and injuring 122. Strikes on 1 October 2026 killed at least 10 civilians, mostly children, in Kunar and Helmand. Three civilian homes were also struck. Amnesty International found no military use of the rehabilitation centre.

HR-LIFE-02HR-DISP-01HR-ESC-01 ICCPR Art. 6; IHL
Kabul
1 source
Province-level

The record is what reached us and passed review. Thin coverage in a province reflects reporting conditions and access as much as the underlying situation, and absence of incidents is not evidence of absence of violations. No figure here is a national total.