Pakistan Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill 28 Militants, Kabul Reports 3 Civilians Dead

Pakistan carried out airstrikes on militant hideouts in Afghanistan on September 21, 2026, saying it killed 28 militants. The strikes targeted three locations near the Afghan border, in what Pakistan described as a calibrated response to recent attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Afghanistan's Taliban government and the United Nations reported that three civilians were killed in the strikes. The differing tolls have raised fears of growing conflict between the two neighbors.