Kabul [Afghanistan], February 25 (ANI): The United Nations Help Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has verified that Pakistani air raids carried out in Afghanistan throughout the evening of February 21-22 which led to civilian casualties, based on a report by The Balochistan Submit (TBP).
As per UNAMA, Pakistani forces carried out aerial strikes within the Behsud and Khogyani districts of Nangarhar Province. Preliminary findings counsel that a minimum of 13 civilians misplaced their lives and 7 others had been wounded. The mission said that ladies and youngsters had been among the many deceased, TBP reported.
The UN physique additionally documented additional airstrikes within the Barmal and Urgun districts of Paktika Province. The primary assault occurred round 11:15 pm on February 21 within the Murghai space of Barmal district, the place a madrassa construction and a close-by mosque sustained injury. Roughly quarter-hour later, a second strike hit the Dhana space of Urgun district, concentrating on an unoccupied non-public residence that was partially destroyed. No casualties had been reported in these two incidents.
UNAMA expressed continued concern over the impression on civilians and cautioned that the casualty toll may rise as extra particulars change into out there.
Officers from the administration of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan alleged that an airstrike within the Gardi Kach space of Behsud district struck the house of a person recognized as Shahabuddin, killing between 20 and 23 members of 1 household, together with 11 youngsters in addition to a number of men and women. These reported figures haven’t been independently confirmed, TBP highlighted.
Afghan authorities additional said that 5 injured people had been transported to a neighborhood hospital in Nangarhar for medical remedy.
In the meantime, the Baloch Nationwide Motion (BNM) launched an announcement denouncing the strikes, asserting that Pakistan focused populated areas in Afghanistan throughout the evening of February 21-22, leading to civilian deaths, together with youngsters. The group prolonged condolences to the affected households and affirmed its help for Afghanistan’s sovereignty and proper to self-defence. In its assertion, the BNM described the air raids as a breach of Afghanistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence. It additionally claimed that civilians had been deliberately focused and argued that the incidents contradicted Pakistan’s official narrative relating to the aim of the strikes, as cited within the TBP report.
The BNM moreover contended that regional instability is rooted in what it characterised as Pakistan’s long-standing insurance policies and actions in neighbouring areas. The organisation referred to as for larger unity amongst regional nations in response to what it described as escalating tensions, based on TBP. (ANI)
