Children among victims in Pakistan’s shelling in Afghanistan: Taliban

Cross-border clashes between the two countries intensified on February 26, two days before the US and Israel attacked Iran, sparking a sprawling Middle East war.Published On 12 Mar 2026The Taliban government says four members of the same family, including two children, have been killed by Pakistani artillery and mortar fire in eastern Afghanistan.The deaths reported on Thursday bring the toll to seven people killed in Afghanistan since Tuesday in cross-border clashes, according to authorities in Kabul.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Pakistan says ‘no dialogue’ with Afghanistan as attacks persistlist 2 of 4Blasts heard in Kabul as Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict continueslist 3 of 4Nearly 66,000 Afghans displaced amid fierce fighting on Pakistan border: UNlist 4 of 4Afghanistan’s Taliban says open to talks after Pakistan bombs major citiesend of listFighting between the two countries intensified on February 26 when Afghanistan launched an offensive along their shared borde in retaliation for earlier Pakistani air strikes targeting the Pakistan Taliban, just two days before the United States and Israel attacked Iran, speaking a sprawling regional war.Deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said the latest deaths happened early on Thursday in the village of Sadqo in Khost province as he accused Pakistan of deliberately targeting civilian homes and nomads’ tents.“Four members of a nomad family, including one woman and one man, as well as two children – one girl and one boy – were killed and three other children were wounded,” he wrote on X.The provincial governor’s office gave the same death toll.Pakistan maintains that it does not target civilians, and casualty claims from both sides are difficult to verify independently.In Islamabad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Tahir Hussain Andrabi told reporters that Pakistan had conducted “targeted operations with due diligence, with the principle of firm checking and ensuring that no civilian is hurt”.On Tuesday, Fitrat said three civilians were killed by Pakistani shells in the border province of Paktia. Medical sources gave the same toll to the AFP news agency.