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Pakistani airstrikes kill 12 in Afghanistan, including children: Officials

Khost, June 10 (UNI) At least 12 people, including children, were killed in Pakistani airstrikes near the Afghanistan border, Afghan government officials and local sources said on Wednesday, marking the deadliest escalation in weeks following a period of relative calm.
“Last night, the Pakistani military once again violated Afghanistan’s airspace and bombed civilian homes in the provinces of Kunar, Khost, and Paktika,” Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid wrote on X.
“As a result of these attacks, 11 children, one woman, and one elderly man were killed.”
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