### [2026-10-1](/feed/2026/10/1/index.md)

##### 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
# Pakistan launches airstrikes in Afghanistan, claiming the killing of 22 fighters at two locations, while the Government of Afghanistan reports that nine women and children are killed in Kunar Province and Helmand Province. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/10/1/afghanistan-says-nine-killed-in-pakistani-air-raids-on-kunar-helmand)

### Related:

1. [Pakistan says that its military has killed 13 Afghan security forces during shootouts at the border. Afghanistan's government denies the claim. ](/feed/2026/09/25/pakistan-says-that-its-military-has-killed-13-afghan-security-forces-during-shootouts-at-the-border-afghanistan-s-gover.md) _Context: 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war, Afghanistan, Government of Afghanistan, Pakistan_
2. [Pakistan's military launches strikes over the Afghanistan–Pakistan border in retaliation for the 2026 Kohat attack. Afghanistan's government and the UNAMA report that a family of three was killed in the strikes, while Pakistan says the strikes killed 28 Pakistani Taliban militants. ](/feed/2026/09/21/pakistan-s-military-launches-strikes-over-the-afghanistan-pakistan-border-in-retaliation-for-the-2026-kohat-attack-afgh.md) _Context: 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war, Afghanistan, Government of Afghanistan, Pakistan_
3. [Amnesty International calls for an investigation into a Pakistani airstrike against a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul, Afghanistan, as a possible war crime. ](/feed/2026/07/22/amnesty-international-calls-for-an-investigation-into-a-pakistani-airstrike-against-a-drug-rehabilitation-center-in-kabu.md) _Context: 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war, Afghanistan, Pakistan, airstrike_
4. [Pakistani information minister Attaullah Tarar says that Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan targeting alleged Jamaat-ul-Ahrar headquarters, killing 25 militants in border regions and the eastern provinces of Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar. ](/feed/2026/06/29/pakistani-information-minister-attaullah-tarar-says-that-pakistan-has-carried-out-airstrikes-in-afghanistan-targeting-al.md) _Context: 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war, Afghanistan, Kunar Province, Pakistan, airstrike_
5. [Talks between participants from the Taliban government in Afghanistan and Pakistan are held in Istanbul, Turkey under a Track 1.5 format in an effort to lower tensions between the two countries. ](/feed/2026/04/30/talks-between-participants-from-the-taliban-government-in-afghanistan-and-pakistan-are-held-in-istanbul-turkey-under-a.md) _Context: 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war, Afghanistan, Government of Afghanistan, Pakistan_
6. [Taliban authorities say that the Markazi High School in the Dangam district, Afghanistan, is damaged by rocket strikes from Pakistan. ](/feed/2026/04/15/taliban-authorities-say-that-the-markazi-high-school-in-the-dangam-district-afghanistan-is-damaged-by-rocket-strikes-f.md) _Context: 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war, Afghanistan, Government of Afghanistan, Pakistan_
7. [The Afghan foreign ministry says that talks between the Taliban–led government of Afghanistan and Pakistan in Ürümqi, China, to end the conflict have been "useful". ](/feed/2026/04/7/the-afghan-foreign-ministry-says-that-talks-between-the-taliban-led-government-of-afghanistan-and-pakistan-in-urumqi-ch.md) _Context: 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war, Afghanistan, Government of Afghanistan, Pakistan_
8. [A ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan collapses with resumed cross-border shelling killing two people in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, while Afghan forces claim to have destroyed three Pakistani military outposts along the border. Both sides accuse each other of breaking the ceasefire first. ](/feed/2026/03/25/a-ceasefire-between-afghanistan-and-pakistan-collapses-with-resumed-cross-border-shelling-killing-two-people-in-kunar-pr.md) _Context: 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war, Afghanistan, Kunar Province, Pakistan_
9. [According to Taliban officials, fourteen Pakistani soldiers are killed and eleven others are injured by Afghan fighters during the capture of a Pakistani guard post along the Durand Line in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. ](/feed/2026/03/14/according-to-taliban-officials-fourteen-pakistani-soldiers-are-killed-and-eleven-others-are-injured-by-afghan-fighters.md) _Context: 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war, Afghanistan, Kunar Province, Pakistan_
10. [Clashes break out on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with Pakistan launching airstrikes on several locations in Afghanistan, including the capital of Kabul, targeting Taliban government forces directly, in what Pakistani defense minister Khawaja Asif describes as "open war". ](/feed/2026/02/27/clashes-break-out-on-the-border-between-afghanistan-and-pakistan-with-pakistan-launching-airstrikes-on-several-location.md) _Context: 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war, Afghanistan, Government of Afghanistan, Pakistan, airstrike_