KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Local sources in Kunar say that several houses have been destroyed in recent Pakistani attacks on the “Sarkano” district of the province.
According to the sources, the attacks began after midnight and continued until this morning (Wednesday, April 22).
Sources also said that Pakistan targeted areas in Asadabad city, the provincial capital of Kunar, but these strikes did not result in casualties or damage.
In a video sent to KabulNow newspaper from the attack on Sarkano district, a residential house can be seen severely damaged.
Local Taliban officials in Kunar province have not yet commented on the attacks.
Around two months have passed since the start of clashes between the Taliban and Pakistan. During this period, Kunar has been one of the main centers of conflict, with various parts of the province coming under Pakistani rocket attacks.
The cross-border clashes, included Pakistani airstrikes in parts of Kunar and Nuristan provinces. The violence has resulted in civilian casualties and forced thousands of families to flee their homes.
The United Nations has documented at least 76 people killed and 213 wounded between late February and mid-March, with many of the victims being women and children. Broader UN figures indicate that cross-border hostilities since late February have displaced around 94,000 people across several eastern provinces, including Nuristan.
Civilian casualties have also been reported on the Pakistani side of the border. On Wednesday, mortar shells fired from across the border struck a house in the Kitkot area of Bajaur district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing three civilians — including a woman and two children from the same family — and injuring three others, according to Pakistani security sources and media reports. Pakistan described the shelling as “unprovoked aggression” by Afghan Taliban forces.
The latest violence comes shortly after a week of talks in China, where officials from both sides discussed ways to reduce tensions. The discussions, mediated by Beijing, ended without a breakthrough but included agreements to avoid actions that could further escalate the conflict and to continue dialogue toward a comprehensive solution, according to the Taliban authorities.
Relations between the two neighbors have long been strained over disputes along the Durand Line and Pakistan’s accusations that the Afghan Taliban provides safe haven to anti-Pakistan militants. The renewed fighting has further strained already fragile border stability and disrupted daily life for communities living along the frontier.
