Pakistan conducted overnight airstrikes across Afghanistan, including in the capital Kabul and several border provinces, on Thursday night. Afghan authorities reported that at least four people were killed and fifteen others injured in Kabul, with damage to several residential areas. Among the dead were women and children, according to Kabul police spokesperson Khalil Zadran.

Pakistan’s security forces stated that the operation targeted militants from Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Islamabad has recently intensified cross-border air operations, claiming a rise in militant attacks inside Pakistan. However, Afghanistan’s Taliban government denied that any militant activity originates from its territory. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the strikes also hit Kandahar, Paktia, and Paktika provinces near the border.

Reports indicated that a fuel depot belonging to private airline Kam Air near Kandahar airport was struck, which supplies fuel to civilian and UN aircraft. Pakistan maintained that no civilians were killed in the operation. Independent verification of casualty figures remains difficult, according to multiple sources.