Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:03am on 21 Sep 2026,Monday International
Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Paktika provinces two days after the September 18 Kohat bombing in Pakistan, which killed 21 people and injured more than 50, according to the supplied report. At least three people were killed in Kunar, while several others were reportedly injured. Two separate strikes hit the Rakha and Torkandi areas of Barmal district in Paktika, with no casualties reported there. The strikes mark another escalation after months of tit-for-tat military action between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Hundreds have been killed in cross-border fighting since February, when Afghanistan launched retaliatory strikes after earlier Pakistani airstrikes. The Taliban condemned the latest strikes and vowed retaliation against Pakistan.
