This report details Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Khost, Kunar, and Paktika provinces, which resulted in the deaths of ten civilians, including nine children and one woman. The bulletin also covers the harassment and eviction of Afghan refugees by police in Islamabad. Tensions are escalating over the Durand Line and Pakistan’s allegations that Afghanistan is harbouring TTP militants. An India Today contributor states, ‘the Afghan directory was invaded by the Pakistani forces and air strike carried out last night by the Pakistani forces, especially in the Afghanistan-Baghdadi region and Konar provinces constitute a direct assault on the Afghan sovereignty.’
