Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing civilians in fresh Kabul strikes

2026-03-16 - 20:35

The Afghan government on Monday accused Pakistan of killing civilians in fresh air strikes on Kabul, but Islamabad said it had conducted precision strikes on military and “terrorist” targets. Loud explosions rocked the Afghan capital at 9pm local time, with plumes of smoke visible from the Shahr-e-Naw and Wazir Akbar Khan areas of the city. Anti-aircraft defences swung into action and panicked locals, many of them out and about after breaking their daily Ramadan fast, ran for cover, Agence...