Pakistan shelling in Afghanistan’s Kunar leaves civilian casualties, says IEA

The Deputy Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Hamdullah Fitrat, says Pakistani forces carried out heavy shelling on civilian areas in eastern Afghanistan, leaving several residents injured and one person dead.

In a statement issued on Sunday, Fitrat said that members of the Pakistani military regime fired mortars and other heavy weapons at around 5 pm on rural areas and residential neighborhoods on the outskirts of Asadabad, the provincial capital of Kunar Province.

According to him, the attacks targeted villages and civilian homes, resulting in casualties among local residents. Preliminary reports indicate that at least 16 people were injured—most of them women and children—while one person was killed in the incident.

“Once again, the militias of the Pakistani military regime conducted shelling on rural areas and civilian residences located on the outskirts of Asadabad using mortars and other heavy weaponry,” Fitrat stated.

Local sources say the shelling created panic among residents in surrounding communities, forcing some families to leave their homes due to fears of further attacks. Authorities say investigations are ongoing to determine the full extent of the damage and casualties.

Earlier this month, Afghanistan said that a Pakistani airstrike had hit a drug treatment hospital in Kabul, killing more than 400 people.