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Pakistani overnight airstrikes in Afghanistan

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Pakistani airstrikes in Kunar and Helmand early on October 1 killed at least 10 civilians, most of them children, and injured nine, according to an independently assessed toll. Pakistan said it struck militant hideouts without collateral damage; the casualty toll and targeting of these strikes remain disputed and not fully accounted for.

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    Pakistan claimed no civilian harm. UN says Afghan strikes killed children.

    UNAMA assessed at least 10 civilian deaths, most of them children, in Kunar and Helmand. Pakistan claims militant targets and no collateral damage—and says its campaign will continue.

History

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Who's involved

People

  • Zabiullah MujahidDeputy Information Minister of Afghanistan1 report

Organizations

  • United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistanpolitical UN mission1 report

Places

  • DangamDangam, Afghanistan1 report
  • GarmsirGarmsir 395301, Afghanistan1 report
  • HelmandHelmand, Afghanistan1 report
  • KunarKunar, Afghanistan1 report

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