Afghanistan says Pakistan bombed Khost, killing nine children and a woman
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Government spokesman says the attack in Khost destroyed a civilian home, killing five boys, four girls and a woman.
At least nine children and a woman have been killed after Pakistani forces bombed a house in the country’s southeastern Khost province, according to Afghan authorities.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the Taliban administration, said on Tuesday that the attack took place at midnight (19:30 GMT) in the Gurbuz district of Khost province.
The latest attack risks triggering renewed hostilities and comes as a fragile ceasefire between the two nations hangs by a thread, with each side blaming the other for the impasse in the negotiations.
“The Pakistani invading forces bombed the house of a local civilian resident, Waliat Khan, son of Qazi Mir,” Mujahid wrote in a post on X.
“As a result, nine children [five boys and four girls] and one woman were martyred, and his house was destroyed,” he added.
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