KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Local sources in Kunar say that following Pakistan’s overnight rocket attacks on the districts of Khas Kunar and Sarkano, at least three people have been killed and 12 others injured.
According to the sources, the attacks began last night and continued until early this morning (Wednesday, April 29).
Sources say that the continued rocket attacks by Pakistan on these districts have forced hundreds of families to leave their homes and become displaced.
These attacks come two days after earlier strikes on Kunar University in Asadabad city and the districts of Dangam, Shultan, Sarkano, and Marawara.
In addition, the Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education confirmed that “Syed Jamaluddin Afghan” University in Kunar province came under a rocket attack by Pakistan on Monday, April 27. The ministry stated that around 30 lecturers and students were injured, while the university buildings and surrounding areas suffered extensive damage.
Local sources had earlier reported that the Faculty of Education at Kunar University was targeted in an airstrike, with images and videos on social media showing significant destruction. Authorities also reported that other areas in Asadabad city, as well as the districts of Sarkano, Dangam, and Manogai, were hit, resulting in at least seven deaths and 90 injuries, including students.
According to Taliban figures, at least seven people were killed and more than 90 others were injured in those attacks.
The latest incident forms part of a broader escalation along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border that began in late February 2026. Kunar province, which shares a long and mountainous border with Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, has been one of the most frequently targeted areas, facing repeated rocket fire, artillery shelling, and airstrikes in recent weeks.
The United Nations previously verified 289 civilian casualties in Afghanistan from Pakistani strikes between late February and mid-March, including 76 killed and 213 injured, many of them women and children. Taliban authorities have reported significantly higher figures, claiming 761 killed and 626 injured as of early April during the peak of the clashes. The violence has also contributed to widespread displacement and damage to civilian infrastructure, including schools and health facilities.
The renewed attacks occurred despite ongoing diplomatic initiatives and local mediation efforts. Tribal elders from Afghanistan’s Sarkano district and Pakistan’s Bajaur district have recently engaged in talks aimed at securing a ceasefire and de-escalating the situation.
Taliban and Pakistani officials had also reached understandings in China-mediated talks in Urumqi to avoid actions that could escalate tensions, but both sides continue to accuse each other of violating agreements, with clashes persisting in several border areas.
