Overview
- Afghan officials say an overnight strike hit a house in Gorbaz district’s Mugalgay, Khost province, killing nine children and a woman and leveling the home.
- Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid named the homeowner as Valiat Khan and said the victims included five boys and four girls.
- Afghan authorities also reported air attacks in Kunar and Paktika that injured at least four civilians and damaged two homes.
- Kabul characterizes the reported attacks as a violation of a mediator-brokered ceasefire reached in Doha, with Istanbul talks already on hold.
- Pakistan’s military, via comments attributed to DG ISPR Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, denied conducting any operations in Afghanistan, countering Afghan statements and local media reports.