Pakistan carried out an air strike in Barmal district of Paktika province of Afghanistan on Tuesday night, in which at least 15 people, including women and children, were killed. According to Afghan officials, the death toll is likely to increase. According to the report of Khama Press, in these air strikes on the night of 24 December, seven villages including Laman were targeted, where five members of the same family were killed.
Local sources claim that Pakistani fighter jets carried out this bombing, in which Murg Bazar village in Barmal was completely destroyed. According to Afghan media, a large number of people have lost their lives in these air strikes and there has been massive destruction. Tension in the area has increased further after the Pakistani air strike. Khama Press reported that relief and rescue operations are ongoing in the affected areas. Further investigation is underway to clarify the responsibility of these attacks.
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Taliban vowed to retaliate
The Taliban’s Defense Ministry has vowed to retaliate after the Pakistani airstrike on Barmal. The Taliban said in a statement that Afghanistan has the full right to protect its land and sovereignty. Condemning the attack, the Taliban’s Defense Ministry claimed that Waziristan refugees were also among the targets bombed by Pakistani fighter jets.
Although Pakistani officials have not officially confirmed the air strike, sources close to the Pakistani army have said that these air strikes were carried out targeting Taliban positions near the border.
Waziristan refugees targeted
This development has come to light amid increasing tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Pakistani Taliban or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has increased its attacks in Pakistan in recent months. Pakistan has accused Taliban of giving shelter to these terrorists in Afghanistan. Taliban Defense Ministry spokesman Inayatullah Khawarjami refuted Pakistani claims and said in a post on
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Fear of increasing death toll in the attack
Sources said that at least 15 bodies, including women and children, have been recovered from the attack sites. Relief and rescue work is going on. The death toll is expected to increase. Khaama Press reported that Waziristan refugees are citizens of Afghan origin who were displaced due to the military operation conducted in this tribal area of Pakistan. However, Pakistan says that many TTP commanders and fighters have fled to Afghanistan, where they are reportedly being protected by the Taliban in the border provinces.
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