Taliban Say Pakistani Strikes Kill 10 Civilians in Afghanistan After Peshawar Security HQ Attack

Overview

• Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Pakistani forces bombed a house in Khost around midnight, killing nine children and a woman.
• Mujahid also reported additional strikes in Kunar and Paktika that left four people wounded.
• Pakistan's military denied conducting cross-border attacks and called Kabul's accusation unfounded.
• Hours earlier, a coordinated assault on the Frontier Corps headquarters in Peshawar killed three paramilitary officers and wounded others, according to police.
• Police said one assailant detonated at the gate and two were shot inside as security forces sealed the area and conducted clearance operations, and no group has claimed responsibility.