Afghanistan says deadly Pakistani strikes hit Helmand
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An Afghan elderly man stands near the debris of his house destroyed by a Pakistani airstrike in the Shultan district of Afghanistan's Kunar province on Oct 1, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Aimal Zahir)
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KABUL: The Pakistani military launched rare deadly strikes on Afghanistan's Helmand province on Thursday (Oct 1), the Taliban government and residents told AFP.
Afghanistan and Pakistan went to war earlier this year and, with no permanent resolution to security issues reached, there have been sporadic attacks since a March truce.
The latest strikes hit Helmand as well as Kunar, which borders Pakistan, killing 10 civilians, according to the Taliban government's deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat.
Islamabad confirmed "planned and calibrated" strikes in Afghanistan, without detailing locations, which it said targeted militants.
Two Helmand residents told AFP that three airstrikes hit their village.
Pakistan's information ministry said two locations in Afghanistan were hit "based on credible intelligence, selective targeting of terrorist camps and hideouts".
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