UNAMA says 13 ‘civilians’ killed in Pakistan airstrikes in Afghanistan
The UN findings come amid sharply conflicting accounts from Taliban and Pakistani officials.
The UN findings come amid sharply conflicting accounts from Taliban and Pakistani officials.
According to the statement, five of the wounded were in Behsud district, two in Khogyani district and one child in.
Pakistani officials have said those attacks were orchestrated by militants operating from Afghanistan’s territory.
Pakistani fighter jets struck parts of Paktika and Nangarhar Provinces late Saturday night during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The ministry did not provide a precise casualty figure but said “dozens,” including women and children, had been killed.
Taliban officials have said at least 17 civilians were killed in the attack, including 11 children.
he strikes, which occurred around midnight, targeted areas in Nangarhar province, including the district of Behsud.
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said the strikes were a “retributive response” to a string of recent suicide bombings inside Pakistan.
Islamabad blames a Pakistan Taliban faction it says operates from Afghanistan’s territory and warns of its right to respond.
Witnesses say low-flying drones were seen over several districts, while Taliban provincial governor’s spokesman denies the reports.