The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says that 56 civilians have been killed and 129 others injured as a result of armed clashes between Pakistan and the Taliban.
According to UNAMA, 55 percent of the civilian casualties in the fighting are women and children.
In a statement released on Friday, UNAMA said it recorded and verified a total of 185 civilian casualties in Afghanistan between the evening of February 26 and March 5, 2026.
The figures include 56 civilians killed and 129 others wounded as a result of airstrikes and cross-border clashes.
According to the UN mission, one of the incidents occurred in the Barmal district of Paktika province, where 14 civilians were killed in airstrikes. Those killed included four women, two girls, five boys and three men. Six others, two women, one girl, two boys and one man, were injured.
UNAMA said the number of civilians killed in the recent clashes exceeds the casualties recorded during cross-border fighting in October 2025.
During the October clashes last year, 47 civilians were killed and 456 others injured.
According to UN figures, at least 70 civilians were also killed and 478 others injured in Afghanistan during the final three months of 2025.
In addition, between January 1 and February 22, 2026, airstrikes and cross-border shelling in Nangarhar province killed 13 civilians and injured 12 others.
UNAMA has urged both sides involved in the conflict to take immediate measures to protect civilians.
The mission also said the parties to the conflict must adhere to their obligations under international humanitarian law to ensure the protection of civilians.
