Pakistani Strikes Hit Five Afghan Provinces, Says Taliban

The Taliban said Saturday that Pakistan’s military carried out heavy attacks on several provinces in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours.

The Taliban said Saturday that Pakistan’s military carried out heavy attacks on several provinces in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours.
According to the Taliban, the strikes targeted the eastern provinces of Paktia, Paktika, Khost, Maidan Wardak and Kunar, damaging civilian areas and destroying homes and shops.
Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for the Taliban, said in a statement Saturday that Pakistani forces targeted residential homes and local markets in the districts of Samkani and Dand-e-Patan in Paktia province.
He said one person was killed and another wounded in the attacks. Fitrat added that 10 homes, 14 shops, two markets and a mosque were destroyed.
Fitrat also said villages and markets in the districts of Barmal and Shkin in Paktika province were damaged in Pakistani airstrikes. He said two civilians were killed and six homes and several shops were destroyed.
The Taliban deputy spokesperson also reported attacks in Khost province, saying one person was killed and two others injured in the districts of Ali Sher and Terezai. He said the strikes destroyed 10 homes and a mosque and displaced more than 100 families.
Fitrat said the Zazi Maidan district in Paktia province was also targeted, but no casualties were reported.
He added that about 60 mortar rounds were fired in Nari district in Kunar province. No one was killed or injured, but the Duyali dam in the centre of Dukalam village was damaged.
The Taliban did not report any casualties among their forces. Pakistan’s military, however, has said more than 500 Taliban fighters have been killed and that its operation, known as “Ghazab-ul-Haq,” against the group is continuing.