"Four members of a nomad family, including one woman and one man, as well as two children—one girl and one boy—were killed and three other children were wounded, he wrote on X. The provincial governor's office gave the same death toll."
"Deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said the latest deaths happened early on Thursday in the village of Sadqo in Khost province as he accused Pakistan of deliberately targeting civilian homes and nomads' tents."
"Pakistan maintains that it does not target civilians, and casualty claims from both sides are difficult to verify independently. In Islamabad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Tahir Hussain Andrabi told reporters that Pakistan had conducted targeted operations with due diligence, with the principle of firm checking and ensuring that no civilian is hurt."
Cross-border violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated on February 26, with the Taliban government reporting seven civilian deaths since Tuesday, including four family members killed by Pakistani artillery in Khost province on Thursday. Deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat accused Pakistan of deliberately targeting civilian homes and nomad tents. The clashes occurred as Afghanistan launched an offensive in retaliation for earlier Pakistani airstrikes targeting the Pakistan Taliban. Pakistan's Foreign Affairs spokesman denied targeting civilians, stating operations were conducted with due diligence. Casualty claims from both sides remain difficult to verify independently. Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harboring Pakistan Taliban fighters and ISIS affiliates responsible for attacks within Pakistan.
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