Xinhua News Agency, Kabul, October 18thAccording to the Afghan news website Dawn News, citing sources from the Afghan security department, Pakistan launched an airstrike on the eastern border province of Paktika on the evening of 17, killing at least 17 civilians, including three cricketers.
The attack occurred at about 20:30 local time, when a Pakistani fighter jet attacked a local residential building. sources said another 16 people were wounded, including women and children.
Afghan government spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid issued a statement on social media on the 18th, saying that Afghan Defense Minister Yakub had led a high-level government delegation to Doha, Qatar on the same day.
According to local media reports, a delegation of senior security and intelligence officials from both Afghanistan and Pakistan will meet in Doha to discuss issues such as extending a ceasefire.
According to Pakistani sources, Pakistani military sources said in the early morning of 18th that the Pakistani military launched a "precision air strike" against terrorists in the Afghan border area earlier, killing at least 70 armed men.
Pakistan and Afghanistan announced a 48-hour ceasefire on 15th and the ceasefire agreement expired on 17th. The two governments have not issued an official statement on whether to extend or terminate the ceasefire.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
The Author: Liu