‘War crime’: Afghan-Pakistan truce under strain after university strike
Key takeaways
- Civilian casualties in Kunar raise tensions as Pakistan denies role, casting shadow over ceasefire and peace talks.
- Taliban deputy spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said the strikes hit the city of Asadabad, the provincial capital, as well as surrounding districts.
- Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education said about 30 students and professors were among the wounded, with Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University sustaining extensive damage to its buildings and grounds.
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Civilian casualties in Kunar raise tensions as Pakistan denies role, casting shadow over ceasefire and peace talks.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A Taliban soldier holds his gun as he stands next to a Humvee, following exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, in Momand Dara, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, February 28, 2026 [Reuters]By Abid Hussain Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026Islamabad, Pakistan – Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities say Pakistani mortars and missiles struck a university and residential neighbourhoods in the eastern province of Kunar on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 80.
Taliban deputy spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said the strikes hit the city of Asadabad, the provincial capital, as well as surrounding districts.