Pakistan has bombed Afghan soil once again, killing nine children and one woman in fresh airstrikes. The Taliban government said Pakistani aircraft hit civilian homes in Paktika and Khost areas of Afghanistan, even though there were no militant hideouts in the area. Villagers described a night of terror as Pakistan’s bombs crashed into sleeping households and buried children under rubble. Fathers carried the lifeless bodies of their sons and daughters while neighbours dug through debris with their bare hands.
Pakistan’s bombs, Afghan children’s bodies
The latest attack killed nine Afghan children. The youngest victims were barely old enough to attend school. Afghan officials said the children died instantly when Pakistani aircraft released explosives on two residential compounds. These were ordinary village homes, not strategic targets. Kabul called the strike a deliberate violation of Afghan sovereignty and a gross act of state violence.
Pakistan tried to repeat its familiar justification by claiming it was targeting militants. Afghan authorities rejected this completely. They said Pakistan has a long history of bombing civilian villages and then offering the same tired excuses.
Pakistan has killed Afghan cricketers before
This is not the first time Pakistan has killed innocent Afghans. In a previous strike, Pakistani shelling reportedly killed young Afghan cricketers who were travelling near the border. These were boys who represented the spirit of a country trying to rebuild itself. They were returning from a practice match when their vehicle was torn apart by Pakistani fire. Afghanistan mourned them as symbols of hope, cut down by a neighbour that claims friendship but repeatedly spills Afghan blood.
Cricket is not just a sport in Afghanistan. It is a rare source of national unity. Pakistan’s actions turned the deaths of those young players into a reminder that even Afghanistan’s brightest sons are not safe from Pakistani aggression.
Islamabad exports its failures into Afghanistan
For decades, Pakistan has treated Afghan territory like an extension of its domestic battlefield. Whenever Pakistan’s internal problems worsen, the Pakistani military responds by bombing Afghan villages. Islamabad’s claim that militants cross from Afghan soil has become its permanent excuse. Afghanistan says this is a lie used to justify foreign aggression.
Pakistan’s army has failed to secure its own territory. Instead of confronting the militant problem within, it pushes the conflict outward and uses Afghan soil to relieve domestic political pressure. Every time Pakistan chooses this path, innocent Afghans die.
Kabul says enough is enough
After the latest killings, the Taliban government summoned Pakistani diplomats and stated that Pakistan must stop killing Afghan civilians. Kabul said that the deaths of nine children are not collateral damage but the direct result of Pakistan’s reckless and unlawful behaviour. Afghan officials warned that these repeated attacks will destabilise the region, inflame public anger and destroy any possibility of trust.
Afghanistan reminded the world that Pakistani strikes have consistently targeted civilian populations. They said Pakistan is using the border as a firing range, hitting Afghan villages whenever it wants to appear strong at home.
Pakistan’s legacy in Afghanistan is one of blood
The tragedy in Paktika and Khost is not an accident. It is the continuation of Pakistan’s decades long pattern of violence inside Afghanistan. Each time Pakistan attacks, Afghan families lose their children. Each time Pakistan denies responsibility, Afghans bury their dead.
The deaths of nine children in a single night prove how dangerous Pakistan has become for its neighbours. Islamabad’s actions show no regard for Afghan life, no respect for sovereignty and no intention of stopping the cycle of aggression.
